Resistance Exercise and Sleep Quality by Chronotype

NCT ID: NCT07234812

Last Updated: 2025-11-20

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

64 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-12-31

Study Completion Date

2026-05-31

Brief Summary

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This study examines whether doing moderate resistance exercises in the morning can improve sleep quality and well-being in young adults. Participants with different daily activity patterns (morning or evening types) will take part in an 8-week online exercise program. The study will compare how exercise affects sleep, mood, and daily rhythm across these groups.

Detailed Description

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Disturbed sleep is a widespread issue that affects health, mood, and daily function. Chronotype-the natural tendency to be active earlier or later in the day-may influence how people respond to exercise as a tool for improving sleep.

This trial investigates the effects of an 8-week, moderate-intensity resistance exercise program performed in the morning, delivered through telerehabilitation.

Participants include healthy young adults with self-identified morning or evening chronotypes. The study will measure changes in sleep quality, psychological well-being, alignment of daily rhythms, and will explore whether men and women respond differently to the program..

By comparing outcomes between chronotypes, this research aims to clarify whether exercise benefits are shaped by biological preference for morning or evening activity, or whether improvements occur regardless of chronotype.

The central question is whether improvements occur equally across chronotypes, or if biological preference shapes the response to exercise.

Null Hypothesis (H0): Moderate-intensity morning resistance exercise will have no differential effect on sleep quality, mood, or circadian alignment between participants with morning and evening chronotypes.

Alternative Hypothesis (H1):Moderate-intensity morning resistance exercise will have a differential effect on sleep quality, mood, or circadian alignment between participants with morning and evening chronotypes.

Conditions

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Physical Therapy Resistance Exercise Sleep Disturbances Sleep Quality Chronotype Circadian Rhythm Health Behavior / Well-Being

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Participants will be randomized into two parallel groups based on chronotype classification (morning type or evening type). Both groups will complete the same 8-week, moderate-intensity resistance exercise program delivered via online sessions three times per week in the morning. Outcomes will be compared between the two chronotype groups to evaluate whether the effects of exercise on sleep quality and mood differ by chronotype.
Primary Study Purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Participants will not be masked due to the nature of the supervised exercise sessions and chronotype classification. Outcome measures rely on self-reported questionnaires and standardized assessments, making blinding of participants impractical.

Study Groups

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Morning Chronotype - Moderate-Intensity Resistance Exercise

Participants identified as morning chronotypes (Munich Chronotype Questionnaire) will complete an 8-week, moderate-intensity resistance exercise program delivered online. Sessions are held in the morning, three times per week, lasting \~45 minutes (5-min warm-up, 35-min resistance training, 5-min cool-down). Exercises include push-ups, wall sits, squats, resistance band presses and pulls, rows, superman holds, and planks. Intensity is guided by 1RM testing, perceived exertion scales, and 7 point Likert scale of muscle soreness.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Moderate-Intensity Resistance Exercise Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

An 8-week, moderate-intensity resistance exercise program performed in the morning, 3 sessions/week on nonconsecutive days. Each 45-min session includes: 5-min warm-up (jumping jacks, high knees, running in place, hip hinge with reach, standing twists); 35-min progressive resistance training (Chest Press (Modified Push-Ups), Leg Press (Wall Sits with Squats), Squats, Shoulder Press (Resistance Band Overhead Press), Lat Pulldown (Resistance Band Pull-Downs), Rowing (Resistance Band Rows), Lower Back (Superman Holds), and Abdominals (Plank with Crunches)); and 5-min cool-down (Chest and Shoulder Stretch, Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch, Standing Hamstring Stretch, Child's Pose with Side Stretch, and Cat-Cow Stretch ). Muscle soreness tracked after each session using 7-point Likert scale. Standardized videos, adherence checklists, resistance bands provided. Both chronotype groups complete identical sessions, outcomes compared.

Evening Chronotype - Moderate-Intensity Resistance Exercise

Participants identified as evening chronotypes (Munich Chronotype Questionnaire) will complete an 8-week, moderate-intensity resistance exercise program delivered online. Sessions are held in the morning, three times per week, lasting \~45 minutes (5-min warm-up, 35-min resistance training, 5-min cool-down). Exercises include push-ups, wall sits, squats, resistance band presses and pulls, rows, superman holds, and planks. Intensity is guided by 1RM testing, perceived exertion scales, and 7 point Likert scale of muscle soreness.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Moderate-Intensity Resistance Exercise Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

An 8-week, moderate-intensity resistance exercise program performed in the morning, 3 sessions/week on nonconsecutive days. Each 45-min session includes: 5-min warm-up (jumping jacks, high knees, running in place, hip hinge with reach, standing twists); 35-min progressive resistance training (Chest Press (Modified Push-Ups), Leg Press (Wall Sits with Squats), Squats, Shoulder Press (Resistance Band Overhead Press), Lat Pulldown (Resistance Band Pull-Downs), Rowing (Resistance Band Rows), Lower Back (Superman Holds), and Abdominals (Plank with Crunches)); and 5-min cool-down (Chest and Shoulder Stretch, Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch, Standing Hamstring Stretch, Child's Pose with Side Stretch, and Cat-Cow Stretch ). Muscle soreness tracked after each session using 7-point Likert scale. Standardized videos, adherence checklists, resistance bands provided. Both chronotype groups complete identical sessions, outcomes compared.

Interventions

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Moderate-Intensity Resistance Exercise Program

An 8-week, moderate-intensity resistance exercise program performed in the morning, 3 sessions/week on nonconsecutive days. Each 45-min session includes: 5-min warm-up (jumping jacks, high knees, running in place, hip hinge with reach, standing twists); 35-min progressive resistance training (Chest Press (Modified Push-Ups), Leg Press (Wall Sits with Squats), Squats, Shoulder Press (Resistance Band Overhead Press), Lat Pulldown (Resistance Band Pull-Downs), Rowing (Resistance Band Rows), Lower Back (Superman Holds), and Abdominals (Plank with Crunches)); and 5-min cool-down (Chest and Shoulder Stretch, Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch, Standing Hamstring Stretch, Child's Pose with Side Stretch, and Cat-Cow Stretch ). Muscle soreness tracked after each session using 7-point Likert scale. Standardized videos, adherence checklists, resistance bands provided. Both chronotype groups complete identical sessions, outcomes compared.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Telerehabilitation Exercise Resistance Training Exercise Intervention Strength Training

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age between 18 and 35 years
* Generally healthy, with mild to moderate sleep disturbance as categorized by the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
* Body Mass Index (BMI) \< 35 kg/m²
* No physical or organic limitations or diseases that would prevent participation in physical activity
* Non-smoker and non-alcoholic
* Caffeine consumption ≤ 2 cups per day (including coffee and energy drinks)
* Have not participated in more than 60 minutes/week of usual moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in the past 6 months, categorized as "moderate" on the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Short Form (IPAQ-SF)
* No clinically diagnosed sleep apnea or other medical/psychiatric disorders responsible for sleep complaints
* Regular sleep schedule (no night shifts or transmeridian travel) in the 30 days prior to study enrollment
* Able to speak and write English

Exclusion Criteria

* Current use of medications or psychotherapeutic drugs for insomnia or other psychiatric disorders
* Use of melatonin or other sleep aids in the past month
* Currently performing any aerobic or mind-body exercise classes (e.g., yoga, Pilates)
* Habitual daytime napping
* History of epilepsy or other convulsive disorders
* Pregnant individuals
* Habitual or recent use (within the past 30 days) of illegal drugs, psychotropic drugs, hypnotics, stimulants, or analgesics
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

35 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Medipol University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Aliaa Salem Mohamed Mohamed Menshawi

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Gizem Ergezen Şahin, Dr. Assistant Professor

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation/Istanbul Medipol University

Locations

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Medipol University

Istanbul, Beykoz/İstanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

Central Contacts

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Aliaa Salem Menshawi, PT, MSc (Cand.)

Role: CONTACT

+905527304660 ext. +96550268508

Gehad Salem Menshawi, PT, MSc (Cand.)

Role: CONTACT

+905524590178 ext. +201040131964

Facility Contacts

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Aliaa Salem Menshawi, PT, MSc

Role: primary

+905527304660

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Related Links

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sleh.2014.12.010

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Other Identifiers

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E-10840098-202.3.02-1592

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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