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Can two weekend workouts match three weekly ones for sleep?

NCT ID NCT07140185

Symptom relief Sponsor: University of Sfax Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 10, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

Researchers at the University of Sfax are testing whether the timing of exercise changes its benefits for sleep and well-being. They enroll 102 sedentary university students aged 18 to 25 and assign them to three weekly 50-minute sessions, two weekend 75-minute sessions, or a control group. Both exercise groups do the same total amount of supervised aerobic activity over eight weeks. The team measures sleep efficiency with a wrist device and sleep quality, mood, and well-being with questionnaires before and after the program.

What this could mean

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Active substance
supervised aerobic exercise programs, either spread across three weekly sessions or packed into two weekend sessions
What this could lead to
If one schedule works better, it could give students a realistic way to improve sleep and mood without exercising every day.
What could go wrong
The trial is small and short, so any sleep or mood changes may be modest or fade. Students who stick with an exercise program may differ from those who do not, which can skew the comparison.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

102 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Sep 2025

Finished

Dec 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 25 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 18 to 25 years. * Low level of physical activity, determined using the validated International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) according to its scoring thresholds. * Provided written informed consent. * Available to participate in the entire intervention program and all planned assessments. Exclusion Criteria: * Current use of medications that may affect sleep quality or alertness (e.g., sedative hypnotics, sedative antidepressants, psychostimulants). * History of serious medical conditions or any contraindication to moderate physical activity. * Morbid obesity. * Current pregnancy during the study period. * Participation in another intervention program simultaneously.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Fatigue insomnia Motor Activity Psychological Well-Being Sedentary Behavior

As listed by the trial registrant

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Physical activity Sedentary lifestlye Sleep quality Well being

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Private Faculty of Health Sciences Sfax, Tunisia

    Sfax, 3000, Tunisia

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