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Effects of Different Nap Durations on Volleyball Performance and EEG Activity Following Mental Fatigue (MFNAP)

11 luglio 2026 aggiornato da: Oğuzhan Bozkurt, Inonu University

Effects of Mental Fatigue and Different Nap Durations on Volleyball Performance and Brain Activity

Mental fatigue is known to impair cognitive and physical performance in athletes, but the effectiveness of different nap durations in counteracting these effects remains unclear. The purpose of this randomized crossover study is to investigate the effects of mental fatigue and different nap durations (20, 40, 60, and 90 minutes) on volleyball-specific performance and electroencephalographic (EEG) activity in trained male volleyball players. Mental fatigue is induced using a 15-minute Stroop task. Performance outcomes include the Volleyball Agility Test (VAT) and Countermovement Jump (CMJ), while cortical activity is assessed using resting-state EEG recordings. The findings are expected to improve understanding of the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying mental fatigue and recovery and to provide evidence-based recommendations regarding optimal nap duration for athletes.

Panoramica dello studio

Stato

Completato

Condizioni

Intervento / Trattamento

Descrizione dettagliata

Mental fatigue has emerged as an important factor influencing athletic performance by impairing attention, executive function, decision-making, and motor performance. Volleyball is a sport requiring rapid cognitive processing, agility, explosive power, and precise motor control, making athletes particularly vulnerable to the detrimental effects of mental fatigue. Although daytime napping has been proposed as an effective recovery strategy, the optimal nap duration for restoring sport performance and brain activity following mental fatigue remains uncertain.

This study employs a randomized crossover repeated-measures design in which each participant completes six experimental conditions: Control, Mental Fatigue, Mental Fatigue followed by a 20-minute nap, Mental Fatigue followed by a 40-minute nap, Mental Fatigue followed by a 60-minute nap, and Mental Fatigue followed by a 90-minute nap. Mental fatigue is induced using a standardized 15-minute computerized Stroop task. A 72-hour washout period is maintained between consecutive experimental sessions.

Primary assessments include volleyball-specific agility performance, countermovement jump performance, and resting-state electroencephalographic (EEG) recordings obtained before and after mental fatigue and following the nap intervention. EEG analyses focus on spectral power in the delta, theta, alpha, and beta frequency bands as well as Theta/Alpha and Theta/Beta ratios.

The study aims to determine whether different nap durations differentially improve volleyball-specific performance and cortical activity following mental fatigue. The results are expected to provide practical recommendations for coaches and athletes regarding evidence-based recovery strategies while contributing to a better understanding of the neurophysiological mechanisms underlying mental fatigue and post-nap recovery.

Tipo di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Effettivo)

10

Fase

  • Non applicabile

Contatti e Sedi

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Luoghi di studio

  • Turchia (Türkiye)
    • Malatya
      • Malatya, Malatya, Turchia (Türkiye), 44280
        • Inonu University, Faculty of Sport Sciences

Criteri di partecipazione

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Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

  • Adulto

Accetta volontari sani

Sì

Descrizione

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male volleyball players aged 19 to 22 years.
  • Minimum of 3 years of regular volleyball training and active participation in organized training.
  • Apparently healthy and free from neurological, cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, or metabolic disorders.
  • Normal or corrected-to-normal vision.
  • Willing to provide written informed consent.
  • Agreed to refrain from strenuous exercise, alcohol, and caffeine for at least 24 hours before each experimental session.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • History of neurological, psychiatric, cardiovascular, or musculoskeletal disorders.
  • Current injury affecting sports performance.
  • Use of medications known to influence cognitive function, sleep, or central nervous system activity.
  • Diagnosed sleep disorders.
  • Failure to comply with study procedures or pre-test instructions.
  • Inability to complete all experimental sessions.

Piano di studio

Questa sezione fornisce i dettagli del piano di studio, compreso il modo in cui lo studio è progettato e ciò che lo studio sta misurando.

Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Trattamento
  • Assegnazione: Randomizzato
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione incrociata
  • Mascheramento: Nessuno (etichetta aperta)

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Comparatore attivo: Control
Participants completed the control condition without mental fatigue induction or daytime nap intervention. A neutral documentary was viewed for 15 minutes. Resting-state EEG recordings, volleyball-specific agility performance, and countermovement jump performance were assessed according to the study protocol.
Altro: Control Condition
Participants watched a neutral documentary for 15 minutes without mental fatigue induction or daytime nap intervention before EEG and performance assessments.
Sperimentale: Mental Fatigue
Participants completed a 15-minute computerized Stroop task to induce mental fatigue. Following the mental fatigue protocol, resting-state EEG recordings, volleyball-specific agility performance, and countermovement jump performance were assessed.
Comportamentale: Mental Fatigue Induction
Mental fatigue was induced using a standardized 15-minute computerized Stroop Color-Word Task designed to increase cognitive load and induce mental fatigue before performance and EEG assessments.
Sperimentale: Nap20
Participants completed a 15-minute computerized Stroop task followed by a supervised 20-minute daytime nap. Resting-state EEG recordings, volleyball-specific agility performance, and countermovement jump performance were assessed after the nap intervention.
Comportamentale: Mental Fatigue Induction
Mental fatigue was induced using a standardized 15-minute computerized Stroop Color-Word Task designed to increase cognitive load and induce mental fatigue before performance and EEG assessments.
Comportamentale: Daytime Nap 20 Minutes
Participants underwent a supervised 20-minute daytime nap following mental fatigue induction in a quiet, darkened room before post-intervention EEG and performance assessments.
Sperimentale: Nap40
Participants completed a 15-minute computerized Stroop task followed by a supervised 40-minute daytime nap. Resting-state EEG recordings, volleyball-specific agility performance, and countermovement jump performance were assessed after the nap intervention.
Comportamentale: Mental Fatigue Induction
Mental fatigue was induced using a standardized 15-minute computerized Stroop Color-Word Task designed to increase cognitive load and induce mental fatigue before performance and EEG assessments.
Comportamentale: Daytime Nap 40 Minutes
Participants underwent a supervised 40-minute daytime nap following mental fatigue induction in a quiet, darkened room before post-intervention EEG and performance assessments.
Sperimentale: Nap60
Participants completed a 15-minute computerized Stroop task followed by a supervised 60-minute daytime nap. Resting-state EEG recordings, volleyball-specific agility performance, and countermovement jump performance were assessed after the nap intervention.
Comportamentale: Mental Fatigue Induction
Mental fatigue was induced using a standardized 15-minute computerized Stroop Color-Word Task designed to increase cognitive load and induce mental fatigue before performance and EEG assessments.
Comportamentale: Daytime Nap 60 Minutes
Participants underwent a supervised 60-minute daytime nap following mental fatigue induction in a quiet, darkened room before post-intervention EEG and performance assessments.
Sperimentale: Nap90
Participants completed a 15-minute computerized Stroop task followed by a supervised 90-minute daytime nap. Resting-state EEG recordings, volleyball-specific agility performance, and countermovement jump performance were assessed after the nap intervention.
Comportamentale: Mental Fatigue Induction
Mental fatigue was induced using a standardized 15-minute computerized Stroop Color-Word Task designed to increase cognitive load and induce mental fatigue before performance and EEG assessments.
Comportamentale: Daytime Nap 90 Minutes
Participants underwent a supervised 90-minute daytime nap following mental fatigue induction in a quiet, darkened room before post-intervention EEG and performance assessments.

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
EEG Spectral Power
Lasso di tempo: At baseline, immediately after the mental fatigue task, and immediately after completion of the assigned intervention during each experimental session.
Resting-state electroencephalographic (EEG) activity was recorded from the Fz, Cz, Pz, O1, and O2 electrode sites. Power spectral density was analyzed for the delta (1-4 Hz), theta (4-8 Hz), alpha (8-13 Hz), and beta (13-30 Hz) frequency bands. All frequency-band power values were expressed in microvolts squared per hertz (µV²/Hz).
At baseline, immediately after the mental fatigue task, and immediately after completion of the assigned intervention during each experimental session.
EEG Theta/Alpha Ratio
Lasso di tempo: At baseline, immediately after the mental fatigue task, and immediately after completion of the assigned intervention during each experimental session.
The theta-to-alpha power ratio was calculated from resting-state EEG recordings obtained from the Fz, Cz, Pz, O1, and O2 electrode sites by dividing theta-band power by alpha-band power. The outcome was expressed as a unitless ratio.
At baseline, immediately after the mental fatigue task, and immediately after completion of the assigned intervention during each experimental session.
EEG Theta/Beta Ratio
Lasso di tempo: At baseline, immediately after the mental fatigue task, and immediately after completion of the assigned intervention during each experimental session.
The theta-to-beta power ratio was calculated from resting-state EEG recordings obtained from the Fz, Cz, Pz, O1, and O2 electrode sites by dividing theta-band power by beta-band power. The outcome was expressed as a unitless ratio.
At baseline, immediately after the mental fatigue task, and immediately after completion of the assigned intervention during each experimental session.
Volleyball-Specific Agility Performance
Lasso di tempo: Immediately after completion of each experimental protocol.
Volleyball-specific agility performance was assessed using the Volleyball Agility Test (VAT). Performance was quantified as test completion time (seconds), with lower values indicating better agility performance.
Immediately after completion of each experimental protocol.
Countermovement Jump Height
Lasso di tempo: Immediately after completion of each experimental protocol.
Countermovement jump (CMJ) performance was assessed using the My Jump Lab application by measuring jump height in centimeters (cm), with higher values indicating better jump performance.
Immediately after completion of each experimental protocol.

Misure di risultato secondarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Countermovement Jump-Derived Mechanical and Kinematic Parameters
Lasso di tempo: Immediately after completion of each experimental protocol.
Countermovement jump (CMJ)-derived mechanical and kinematic parameters were obtained using the My Jump Lab application from the CMJ assessment performed at the end of each experimental protocol. Participant jump height and body mass were entered into the application's manual data-entry module, which provided flight time (ms), average velocity (m/s), take-off velocity (m/s), and impulse (kg·m/s). These parameters were analyzed as complementary derived measures of CMJ performance.
Immediately after completion of each experimental protocol.
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) Score
Lasso di tempo: Baseline (before the first experimental session).
Sleep quality was assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), a validated self-reported questionnaire that evaluates sleep quality over the previous month. The PSQI consists of 19 self-rated items yielding a global score ranging from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating poorer subjective sleep quality.
Baseline (before the first experimental session).
Visual Analog Scale (VAS) Score for Perceived Nap Quality
Lasso di tempo: Immediately after each daytime nap intervention (20-, 40-, 60-, and 90-minute nap conditions).
Perceived nap quality was assessed using a 100-mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Participants rated the overall quality of their daytime nap on a horizontal line ranging from 0 mm (very poor nap quality) to 100 mm (excellent nap quality). Higher scores indicate better perceived nap quality.
Immediately after each daytime nap intervention (20-, 40-, 60-, and 90-minute nap conditions).

Collaboratori e investigatori

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Sponsor

Inonu University

Investigatori

  • Cattedra di studio: Ozgur EKEN, Associate Professor, Inonu University

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Studia le date principali

Inizio studio (Effettivo)

1 ottobre 2025

Completamento primario (Effettivo)

1 dicembre 2025

Completamento dello studio (Effettivo)

1 dicembre 2025

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

30 giugno 2026

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

11 luglio 2026

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

14 luglio 2026

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

14 luglio 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

11 luglio 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 luglio 2026

Maggiori informazioni

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Termini MeSH pertinenti aggiuntivi

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

  • OB-MFNAP-2026-01
  • TDK-2025-4002 (Altro numero di sovvenzione/finanziamento: Inonu University Scientific Research Projects Coordination (BAP))

Piano per i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)

Hai intenzione di condividere i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)?

NO

Descrizione del piano IPD

Individual participant data will not be shared because the study includes a small sample size, and no data-sharing plan was included in the approved study protocol or informed consent. Aggregate study results will be reported in scientific publications.

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Studia un prodotto farmaceutico regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

Studia un dispositivo regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

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