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Sleep, Mental Fatigue, and Performance in Students

NCT07644611 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2026-06-17

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Summary

This observational, prospective, within-subject study will examine how the volume and timing of physiotherapy and psychology classes and exams at LUDES Institute influence mental fatigue, sleepiness, motivation, executive function, and physical performance in university students. Approximately 30 students aged 18 years or older will complete repeated assessments at baseline (no formal academic activities), during a regular theoretical class, and, when feasible, during an exam session.

At each time point, participants will undergo non-invasive measurements including self-reported mental fatigue (visual analogue scale), sleepiness (Karolinska Sleepiness Scale), motivation (Motivational States Scale), cognitive performance (Encephalapp Stroop task), and handgrip strength and endurance with perceived exertion ratings, alongside sleep diaries and wrist actigraphy. The primary endpoint is the pre-to post-session change in mental fatigue and cognitive performance, with secondary endpoints capturing sleep and circadian metrics, physical performance, motivation, and exam grades. Mixed-effects models will be used to test how class/exam duration, time of day, sleep quantity and quality, and chronotype relate to psychobiological responses, with the goal of informing evidence-based scheduling and workload policies in health-profession education.

Conditions

  • Mental Fatigue
  • Sleep and Circadian Problems

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • L.U.de.S. Sagl

    lead OTHER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-07-01
Primary Completion
2026-12-20
Completion
2027-02-20

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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