Effectiveness of Progressive Muscle Relaxation on Sleep Disturbance in Athletes

August 24, 2023 updated by: Waqar Ahmed Awan, Riphah International University
Literature supports that athletes have so many reasons for sleep disturbance in their day to day practice and during competition. This study is aimed to build familiarity with the significance of sleep for greatest athletic execution as well as providing Progressoive Muscle Relaxation(PMR),(A technique proposed by Jackobson to improve sleep and degrease the anxiety) as strategy to improve sleep prior to a significant competition during tournament

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Adequate sleep is necessary to accomplish ideal athletic performance, cognitive functioning and overall well-being. Inadequate sleep is likewise connected to slow reaction time, delayed perception which can prompt impaired performance and increase risk of injury. A few investigations on sleep and athlete performance have additionally shown that sleep quality can be disturb for so many reasons.

A range of interventions are available that may be beneficial or are commonly utilized in athletes to enhance sleep quantity and quality in athletes. Drug strategies and hypnotics are related with side effects, for example, drug resistance and withdrawal symptoms. Thus, there has been increase in utilization of non-drug strategies for further developing sleep quality. Among such strategies are relaxation methods. It has been considered as one of the cost effective and simple methods for easing sleep. Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR) is a method that involved efficiently relaxing global muscles of body with the objective of mental and physical relaxation. PMR is widely used previously to improve sleep in general population however there is currently no evidence to support PMR to improve sleep quality during a competition/tournament as a non-pharmacological method to improve participating athlete's sleep.

The aim of this study is to build familiarity with the significance of sleep for greatest athletic execution as well as providing PMR as strategy to improve sleep prior to a significant competition during tournament.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

24

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
      • Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan
        • Sports Complex

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 36 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria: Participants falling in this category would be recruited into the study.

  • Active athletes who are training for a competition.
  • Age between 18 -36 years.
  • Athletes score falling above 4 on "Athletic Sleep Screening Questionnaire"

Exclusion Criteria:

Participant failing to fall in this category would be excluded of the study.

  • Athletes who are not performing for more than a year.
  • History of metabolic diseases.
  • Athletes taking sleeping aids i.e. sleeping pills.
  • Having acute injury

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Experimental group
PMR session will be provided a night before competition
Behavioral: Progressive muscle relaxation
Progressive Muscle Relaxation (PMR): This method involved efficiently relaxing global muscles of body with the objective of mental and physical relaxation.
Other Names:
  • simple Range of Motion
Sham Comparator: Control group
Simple ROM for upper limbs and lower limbs
Other: control
control group will not receive any intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sleep quality
Time Frame: Baseline to after 24 hours
Sleep quality was measured with sleep disturbance score
Baseline to after 24 hours

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Riphah International University

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Professor Waqar Ahmed Awan, PHD, FRAHS RIPHAH Islmabad

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

January 23, 2023

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 20, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

August 20, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 1, 2023

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 14, 2023

First Posted (Actual)

January 23, 2023

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

August 25, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 24, 2023

Last Verified

August 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 01380

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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