Wearable data could personalize your workout
NCT ID NCT06425939
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether a fitness tracker (Whoop) can help personalize workout recommendations based on heart rate variability (HRV). 49 healthy adults who exercise 2-4 times a week wore the device and performed exercises. The goal was to understand how HRV relates to training load and performance in everyday life.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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49 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2024
- Finished
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Oct 2024
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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25 to 50 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Actively participating in resistance training 2-4 times per week. 2. Age 21-50 years, male and female. 3. Subject is willing to refrain from vigorous exercise (light physical activity only) 24 hours prior to visit(s). 4. Subject is willing to avoid alcohol consumption 24 hours prior to visit(s). 5. Subject is willing to provide consent. 6. Subject is able to continuously wear a wrist-worn device, including during sleep, except when submerged underwater (i.e., swimming, bathing). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Individual has a condition the Investigator believes would interfere with his ability to provide informed consent, comply with the project/study protocol, which might confound the interpretation of the project/study results or put the person at undue risk. 2. Those with a medical history that would interfere with the results of this study. 3. Under the care of a physician. 4. Skin sensitivities. 5. Sleep disorders. 6. Using prescription medications that would impact sleep. 7. If female, you are not pregnant, planning to get pregnant or currently breast feeding. 8. Smoker. 9. Not able to wear wrist-worn device continuously. 10. Lack of proficiency in English. 11. Lack of proficiency or access to the internet and email address. 12. Participation in another clinical trial within the past 30 days. 13. Subject is employed by, or has a parent, guardian, or other immediate family member employed by a company that manufactures any products that compete with any Gatorade product. If subject is unsure if a company would be considered a competitor to Gatorade, they will be asked to please let the study investigator know the name of the other company and the nature of their relationship to that company before they sign the informed consent.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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PepsiCo R&D, Gatorade Sports Science Institute
Chicago, Illinois, 60607, United States
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PepsiCo R&D, Gatorade Sports Science Institute
Frisco, Texas, 75034, United States
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