Sleep Behaviour in Athletes During Home Confinement Due to the Covid-19 Outbreak

NCT ID: NCT04632615

Last Updated: 2021-03-05

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Total Enrollment

84 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-05-22

Study Completion Date

2021-03-31

Brief Summary

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It is becoming increasingly evident that sleep plays an essential role for human health, and it represents an important biophysiological variable for athletes' well-being and recovery. The International Olympic Committee recently highlighted the importance of obtaining sufficient sleep volume and quality among athletes, but acute sleep deprivation is not unusual. Several factors, both endogenous and exogenous, are able to negatively influence sleep in athletes: body temperature, altitude, chronotype, training volume, anxiety, westward and eastward travels, and many others.

Since December 2019, when a new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) was originally revealed by an ophthalmologist in Wuhan (Hubei province, China), a related severe acute respiratory syndrome - namely COVID-19 - has been spreading at a pandemic rate, putting global health systems under unprecedent pressure. Italy, as the first Western country tremendously hit by this disease outbreak, has become the iconic resilient outpost under international policymakers' attention. When initial clusters were identified, restrictive actions to curb isolated upsurges of infection were taken by the health region system of Lombardy, thereafter, were extended to all northern Italy and to the entire country. From February 21, when the first Italian COVID-19 case was diagnosed in southern Lombardy, to March 22, when Italian's government restrictions to contain the pandemic were extended, prohibiting all non-essential business activities and banning all movements of people nationwide, the country faced an unchartered scenario, from several standpoints, along with the psychosocial one.

Inevitably, the Covid-19 outbreak has largely influenced the daily life of athletes too. Therefore, the primary aim of this study was to examine the differences in athletes' sleep quality, quantity and training volumes during the social confinement due to the virus outbreak. For this purpose, a survey will be used. This variables will be evaluated in 3 different time frames: 1) May 2020; 2) September 2020; 3) January 2021.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Sleep Athlete Training Exercise Covid19 Isolation, Social

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* male or female gender.
* age between 18 and 40 years old.
* elite athletes (competing at national or international level).
* no cognitive impairments.
* at least 6 years of practice of a specific sport discipline.
* affiliated to CONI (Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano).

Exclusion Criteria

* age under 18 years old.
* part-time workers.
* injury or any clinical condition affecting training routines (and sleep).
* pregnant women.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi

Milan, , Italy

Site Status

Countries

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Italy

References

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Vitale KC, Owens R, Hopkins SR, Malhotra A. Sleep Hygiene for Optimizing Recovery in Athletes: Review and Recommendations. Int J Sports Med. 2019 Aug;40(8):535-543. doi: 10.1055/a-0905-3103. Epub 2019 Jul 9.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 31288293 (View on PubMed)

Vitale JA, Weydahl A. Chronotype, Physical Activity, and Sport Performance: A Systematic Review. Sports Med. 2017 Sep;47(9):1859-1868. doi: 10.1007/s40279-017-0741-z.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 28493061 (View on PubMed)

Vitale JA, Roveda E, Montaruli A, Galasso L, Weydahl A, Caumo A, Carandente F. Chronotype influences activity circadian rhythm and sleep: differences in sleep quality between weekdays and weekend. Chronobiol Int. 2015 Apr;32(3):405-15. doi: 10.3109/07420528.2014.986273. Epub 2014 Dec 3.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 25469597 (View on PubMed)

Vitale JA, La Torre A, Banfi G, Bonato M. Acute sleep hygiene strategy improves objective sleep latency following a late-evening soccer-specific training session: A randomized controlled trial. J Sports Sci. 2019 Dec;37(23):2711-2719. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2019.1661938. Epub 2019 Sep 6.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 31608830 (View on PubMed)

Vitale JA, Banfi G, Sias M, La Torre A. Athletes' rest-activity circadian rhythm differs in accordance with the sport discipline. Chronobiol Int. 2019 Apr;36(4):578-586. doi: 10.1080/07420528.2019.1569673. Epub 2019 Feb 14.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 30760036 (View on PubMed)

Pillay L, Janse van Rensburg DCC, Jansen van Rensburg A, Ramagole DA, Holtzhausen L, Dijkstra HP, Cronje T. Nowhere to hide: The significant impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) measures on elite and semi-elite South African athletes. J Sci Med Sport. 2020 Jul;23(7):670-679. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2020.05.016. Epub 2020 May 19.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32448749 (View on PubMed)

Di Renzo L, Gualtieri P, Pivari F, Soldati L, Attina A, Cinelli G, Leggeri C, Caparello G, Barrea L, Scerbo F, Esposito E, De Lorenzo A. Eating habits and lifestyle changes during COVID-19 lockdown: an Italian survey. J Transl Med. 2020 Jun 8;18(1):229. doi: 10.1186/s12967-020-02399-5.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32513197 (View on PubMed)

Hakansson A, Jonsson C, Kentta G. Psychological Distress and Problem Gambling in Elite Athletes during COVID-19 Restrictions-A Web Survey in Top Leagues of Three Sports during the Pandemic. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2020 Sep 14;17(18):6693. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17186693.

Reference Type RESULT
PMID: 32937978 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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Sleep&Covid19

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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