Institute of Sports Sciences & Medicine
Tallahassee, Florida, 32304, United States
Completed
NCT Number: NCT06920225
Transmeridian Travel in Elite Female Athletes
The study will investigate whether maintaining a home-based time zone schedule will attenuate any decrements to sleep and performance experienced following transmeridian travel in elite female athletes.
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Conditions
Age range
18 year–28 year
Sex eligibility
Female
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Primary location
Who can participate
Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes
Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.
Inclusion criteria
- Athlete on the roster of an NCAA Division 1 Team
- Has worn WHOOP device for at least 3 months
Exclusion criteria
- Musculoskeletal injury or cardiometabolic disease limiting participation in regular team activities
- Pre-diagnosed sleep condition that would negatively affect sleep quantity or quality
Treatment and study plan
Maintain home-based schedule
BehavioralThe team will maintain their home-based time zone schedule despite being in a location that is three time zones away
Primary outcomes
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Sleep Quantity
Time frame: Daily for 5 days
Sleep duration will be assessed via wrist-worn WHOOP bands.
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Sleep Quality
Time frame: Daily for 5 days
Sleep efficiency will be assessed via wrist-worn WHOOP bands.
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Resting Heart Rate (RHR)
Time frame: Daily for 5 days
RHR will be assessed in the morning via wrist-worn WHOOP bands.
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Heart Rate Variability (HRV)
Time frame: Daily for 5 days
HRV will be assessed in the morning via wrist-worn WHOOP bands.
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Muscular Power
Time frame: Daily for 3 days
Muscular power is assessed via countermovement jump (CMJ) testing on force plates
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Muscular Strength
Time frame: Daily for 3 days
Muscular strength is assessed via handgrip dynamometry.
Secondary outcomes
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Reaction Time
Time frame: Daily for 5 days
Assessed in the morning via a mobile application
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Subjective Sleep Quality
Time frame: Daily for 5 days
Assessed in the morning via questionnaire (0-100)
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Subjective Recovery
Time frame: Daily for 5 days
Assessed in the morning via questionnaire (0-100)
Sponsors and collaborators
Lead sponsor
Florida State University
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Registry information
Important dates
- Study start
- 2025
- Primary completion
- 2025
- Study completion
- 2025
- First posted
- Apr 9, 2025
- Registry last updated
- Aug 22, 2025
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