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

NCT04632615 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: Sleep&Covid19
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 84
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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.

Conditions

Sleep; Athlete; Training; Exercise; Covid19; Isolation, Social

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Change in Subjective sleep quality

  Subjective sleep quality of athletes will be evaluated by the completion of a survey.

  This outcome will be evaluated in 3 different time frames: 1) May 2020; 2) September 2020; 3) January 2021.

• Change in Subjective sleep quantity

  Subjective sleep quantity of athletes will be evaluated by the completion of a survey.

  This outcome will be evaluated in 3 different time frames: 1) May 2020; 2) September 2020; 3) January 2021.

• Change in Training volume

  Athletes' weekly training volume will be evaluated by the completion of a survey.

  This outcome will be evaluated in 3 different time frames: 1) May 2020; 2) September 2020; 3) January 2021.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 40 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Italian elite athletes will be recruited.

You may qualify if:

• 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).

You may not qualify if:

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

Sponsors & Collaborators

• I.R.C.C.S Ospedale Galeazzi-Sant'Ambrogio: lead

Study Sites (1)

IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi

Milan, 20161, Italy

Location

Related Publications (8)

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  PMID: 31288293 RESULT

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  PMID: 28493061 RESULT

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  PMID: 31608830 RESULT

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  PMID: 30760036 RESULT

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  PMID: 32448749 RESULT

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  PMID: 32513197 RESULT

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  PMID: 32937978 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Motor Activity; COVID-19; Social Isolation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Social Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 12, 2020
• First Posted: November 17, 2020
• Study Start: May 22, 2020
• Primary Completion: March 31, 2021
• Study Completion: March 31, 2021
• Last Updated: March 5, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-03

Locations

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