Sleep in Collegiate Baseball Players

NCT07212101 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AAAV4501
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 38
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Sleep is an essential biological function that impacts nearly every aspect of an athlete's physical and mental health. For athletes, the importance of high-quality sleep cannot be overstated, as it plays a critical role in performance, recovery, and overall well-being. Sleep supports muscle recovery by promoting protein synthesis and the release of growth hormones, essential for healing after intense physical exertion. Furthermore, adequate sleep is crucial for maintaining cognitive sharpness, decision-making abilities, and emotional regulation-all of which are necessary for optimal athletic performance. The study will assess both sleep quality and quantity in baseball players at Columbia University. These tools will help quantify key sleep metrics, including sleep duration, latency (the time it takes to fall asleep), and the number of awakenings during the night. Similarly, the study will analyze dietary patterns using the Automated Self-Administered 24-Hour Dietary Assessment (ASA24), tracking nutrient intake, meal timing, and the consumption of ultra-processed foods. These assessments will establish a baseline from which to measure improvement post-intervention. The intervention will focus on improving diet, time in bed, and light exposure to improve sleep, diet, and performance in collegiate baseball athletes.

Conditions

Sleep

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Athletic performance (position-specific for batters and pitchers)

  Batters: Baseball radar gun, outcome is exit velocity (speed at which ball leaves the bat, in miles/h) Pitchers: Baseball radar gun measuring velocity (miles/h)

  pre and post intervention (4-6 weeks)

• Sleep quality

  Duration (h:min)

  Nightly for 6 weeks

• Sleep quality

  Sleep stage (%REM, %Deep sleep)

  Nightly for 6 weeks

• Dietary quality

  3-day food recalls (ASA-24)

  pre and post intervention (4-6 weeks)

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)

  pre and post intervention (4-6 weeks)

• Patient Health Questionnaire-9

  pre and post intervention (4-6 weeks)

• Sport Anxiety Scale-2

  pre and post intervention (4-6 weeks)

• Pitching accuracy

  pre and post intervention (4-6 weeks)

• Isometric wall push

  pre and post intervention (4-6 weeks)

Study Arms (1)

Sleep & diet intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will be asked to increase their fruit and vegetable consumption, time in bed, and modify light exposure across the day

Behavioral: Sleep and diet

Interventions

Sleep and diet BEHAVIORAL

Participants will be asked to increase their fruit and vegetable consumption, time in bed, and modify light exposure across the day

Sleep & diet intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Collegiate baseball player at Columbia University

You may not qualify if:

• None

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd.: collaborator
• Oura Ring: collaborator
• Columbia University: lead
• University of Arizona: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Columbia University Irving Medical Center

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Sleep; Diet

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena; Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; Diet, Food, and Nutrition; Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Marie-Pierre St-Onge

  Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor of Nutritional Medicine

Model Details: Single group intervention evaluating outcomes pre and post intervention

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 23, 2025
• First Posted: October 8, 2025
• Study Start: September 16, 2025
• Primary Completion: October 31, 2025
• Study Completion: October 31, 2025
• Last Updated: December 18, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-12

Locations

US (1)