Student Exercise and Sleep Timing Study - Part 2

Description

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.

Conditions

Sleep, Mood, Stress

Study Overview

Study Details

Study overview

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.

Student Exercise and Sleep Timing Study - Part 2

Student Exercise and Sleep Timing Study - Part 2

Condition
Sleep
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

New Brunswick

College Avenue Gym, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901

New Brunswick

Cook/Douglass Rec Center, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901

New Brunswick

Rutgers Fitness Center, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901

New Brunswick

Rutgers Sleep Lab, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States, 08901

Piscataway

Livingston Rec Center, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States, 08854

Piscataway

Werblin Rec Center, Piscataway, New Jersey, United States, 08854

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility 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
  • * Sleep/circadian rhythm disorders
  • * Medications for sleep
  • * Inability to change schedule to exercise in AM
  • * Inability to maintain exercise frequency over next 4 weeks

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 23 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey,

Andrea Spaeth, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Study Record Dates

2026-12-16