Sleep Hygiene Education on the Sleep of Young Male Soccer Players

NCT07457476 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: phdjb05
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 52
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

This will be a longitudinal study that aims to assess the effects of a sleep education and hygiene intervention on the sleep of young soccer players. The primary outcome of interest is the difference-in-differences in objectively measured sleep duration from baseline to post-intervention between the intervention and control groups.

Conditions

Sleep

Keywords

sleep education; recovery; sports; adolescent

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Sleep duration

  night sleep duration measured with objectively through wrist worn actigraphy devices

  6 weeks

• Sleep efficiency

  Sleep efficiency measured through wrist worn actigraphy devices. Sleep efficiency is one of the main sleep variables given through actigraphy sleep monitoring and one of the key proxies for sleep quality monitoring.

  6 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Perceived fatigue

  6 weeks

• Sleep/wake timings

  6 weeks

• Athlete Sleep Screening Questionnaire.

  At day one and in week 6

• Sleep Hygiene Index

  At day one and in week 6

Study Arms (2)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Subjects won't receive sleep education workshops and sleep data

Sleep Education

EXPERIMENTAL

Sbjects will receive sleep education and hygiene sessions, will receive their sleep data and will have objectives

Behavioral: Sleep enhancement intervention

Interventions

Sleep enhancement intervention BEHAVIORAL

Subjects will receive sleep education, sleep hygiene strategies, will have access to their sleep data and will have specific sleep objectives

Also known as: Sleep education, Sleep hygiene

Sleep Education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 19 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Are actively playing soccer in the under-17 or under-19 of the soccer academy participating in the study.
• Are between 16 and 19 years old.
• Are available (i.e., no planned time off) during the monitoring period of the study.

You may not qualify if:

• Recent history of injury.
• In injury recovery process (i.e., return to play).
• Taking any medication that may impact sleep.
• Has travelled through multiple time zones in the past 3 months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• João Barreira: lead

Central Study Contacts

João Barreira, Master

CONTACT

+351 915941924; joao_barreira98@outlook.pt

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Doctoral Fellow in the Sport Science Department of the University of Maia

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 19, 2026
• First Posted: March 9, 2026
• Study Start: February 25, 2026
• Primary Completion: April 5, 2026
• Study Completion: May 10, 2026
• Last Updated: March 11, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share