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Student Exercise and Sleep Timing Study - Part 2

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Start Date

10/21/2024

Completion Date

12/16/2026

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a morning exercise intervention on sleep (quality and duration), mood (positive affect, anxiety, depression, anger), stress and productivity among undergraduate students (18-23 years) evening-exercisers with poor self-reported sleep quality. Aim 1. Compared to the control condition, evening-exercisers prescribed morning exercise will exhibit improved sleep quality (increased efficiency, decreased fragmentation) and increased sleep duration. Aim 2. Compared to the control condition, evening-exercisers prescribed morning exercise will exhibit improved mood (increased positive affect, decreased depression, anxiety and anger). Aim 3. Compared to the control condition, evening-exercisers prescribed morning exercise will exhibit decreased stress and increased productivity.

Eligibility Criteria

Age Range: 18 years to 23 years

Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy undergraduates (18-23 years) * Frequent evening exercisers (6pm-11pm, 3+ times per week) * Poor self-reported sleep quality * Must be willing to wear wrist actigraph 24/7 except when showering/bathing Exclusion Criteria: * Sleep/circadian rhythm disorders * Medications for sleep * Inability to change schedule to exercise in AM * Inability to maintain exercise frequency over next 4 weeks

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Morning Exercise

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Conditions

SleepMoodStress

Locations

College Avenue Gym

New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901

United States

Cook/Douglass Rec Center

New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901

United States

Rutgers Fitness Center

New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901

United States

Rutgers Sleep Lab

New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901

United States

Livingston Rec Center

Piscataway, New Jersey 08854

United States

Werblin Rec Center

Piscataway, New Jersey 08854

United States