Studying how the time of day affects college athletes thinking abilities
Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/02/062226
- Lead Sponsor
- Veeksha Vishwanath
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Population must be healthy and free from cardio-respiratory issues, metabolic illness, and cognition-impairing health conditions. Population must fall under the category of ‘athletes’ according to the American College of Cardiology. These criteria include: To be training in sport with an aim of improvement in performance or result and to be actively participating in sport competitions.
Exclusion Criteria
Cognition-Impairing health conditions.
Visual and hearing impairments.
Alcohol, cigarettes, or narcotics usage.
Prescription medication which may impair cognitive performance.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. reaction time <br/ ><br>i) Visual reaction time (ms) <br/ ><br>ii) Auditory reaction time (ms) <br/ ><br>2. Attention <br/ ><br>i) Selective attention (%) <br/ ><br>ii) Sustained attention (%) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Three times <br/ ><br>Morning - 0800 hrs- 0900 hrs <br/ ><br>Afternoon - 1300 hrs- 1400 hrs <br/ ><br>Evening - 1700 hrs - 1800 hrs <br/ ><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Alertness <br/ ><br>2. Chronotype <br/ ><br>3. Sleep Quality <br/ ><br>4. Sleep Timing <br/ ><br>Timepoint: Three times <br/ ><br>Morning - 0800 hrs- 0900 hrs <br/ ><br>Afternoon - 1300 hrs- 1400 hrs <br/ ><br>Evening - 1700 hrs - 1800 hrs