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Does Wearing Compression Garments Affect Sleep in Soccer Players

30 août 2026 mis à jour par: Wael Daab, Universite de Picardie Jules Verne

Does Wearing Compression Garments Affect Sleep in Soccer Players? A Randomized-controlled Cross-over Study From a Professional Soccer Club Academy

This study investigated the effects of nocturnal compression garments on sleep quantity and quality in young elite male soccer players. Eighteen players participated in a randomized controlled crossover protocol conducted over four consecutive weeks. During the first week, participants completed a control condition without wearing compression garments. During the following three weeks, they completed three experimental conditions in randomized order: full compression leggings, compression calf sleeves, and non-compressive placebo garments. Each condition was performed for seven consecutive nights. Objective sleep parameters were assessed using actigraphy, while subjective sleep quality was evaluated using validated self-report measures. Training load, perceptual factors, pre-sleep nutrition, and nocturnal thermal conditions were monitored and controlled to limit potential confounding factors. The primary objective was to determine whether nocturnal compression garment use affects sleep quantity and quality in young elite soccer players.

Aperçu de l'étude

Statut

Complété

Les conditions

Description détaillée

This randomized controlled crossover study was conducted in young elite male soccer players from a professional soccer club academy to investigate the effects of nocturnal compression garments on sleep quantity and quality.

The study was conducted over four consecutive weeks. During the first week, all participants completed a baseline control condition without wearing any garment during the night. This baseline condition was always performed first and was not randomized. During the following three weeks, participants completed three garment conditions in a randomized order: full-length compression leggings, compression calf sleeves, and non-compressive placebo garments. Each condition was maintained for seven consecutive nights.

Participants were instructed to put on the assigned garment approximately two hours before bedtime, wear it throughout the night, and remove it after waking. The placebo garment was designed to provide a similar wearing experience without applying meaningful compression.

Sleep was assessed objectively using wrist actigraphy and subjectively using self-reported sleep measures. Objective sleep variables included total sleep time, time in bed, sleep latency, sleep efficiency, and the number of nocturnal awakenings.

To limit potential confounding factors, external and internal training loads, perceived stress, fatigue and muscle soreness, pre-sleep nutritional intake, and nocturnal thermal conditions were monitored throughout the experimental period. The study was conducted under standardized living and training conditions within the professional soccer academy environment.

Type d'étude

Interventionnel

Inscription (Réel)

18

Phase

  • N'est pas applicable

Contacts et emplacements

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Lieux d'étude

      • Avion, France, 62210
        • Centre technique et sportif de la Gaillette Gervais Martel

Critères de participation

Les chercheurs recherchent des personnes qui correspondent à une certaine description, appelée critères d'éligibilité. Certains exemples de ces critères sont l'état de santé général d'une personne ou des traitements antérieurs.

Critère d'éligibilité

Âges éligibles pour étudier

  • Enfant
  • Adulte

Accepte les volontaires sains

Oui

La description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Residence at the professional soccer academy throughout the study period.
  • Abstinence from tobacco and alcohol throughout the study period.
  • No caffeine intake within 12 hours before bedtime.
  • Absence of sleep deficit at inclusion.
  • Absence of illness at inclusion.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Sustaining an injury during the study period.
  • Exposure to a training load substantially different from that of the rest of the group.
  • Development or presence of a sleep deficit during the study period.
  • Failure to consume the standardized evening meal provided at the academy cafeteria.
  • Consumption of caffeine, tobacco, or alcohol during the study period.
  • Removal of the assigned garment or actigraphy device during the night.

Plan d'étude

Cette section fournit des détails sur le plan d'étude, y compris la façon dont l'étude est conçue et ce que l'étude mesure.

Comment l'étude est-elle conçue ?

Détails de conception

  • Objectif principal: Autre
  • Répartition: Randomisé
  • Modèle interventionnel: Affectation croisée
  • Masquage: Seul

Armes et Interventions

Groupe de participants / Bras
Intervention / Traitement
Expérimental: Sequence 1: Leggings - Calf Sleeves - Placebo
Participants wore fullcompression leggings from approximately two hours before bedtime until waking for seven consecutive nights.
Participants wore compression calf sleeves from approximately two hours before bedtime until waking for seven consecutive nights.
Participants wore visually similar non-compressive placebo garments from approximately two hours before bedtime until waking for seven consecutive nights.
Expérimental: Sequence 2: Calf Sleeves - Placebo - Leggings
Participants wore fullcompression leggings from approximately two hours before bedtime until waking for seven consecutive nights.
Participants wore compression calf sleeves from approximately two hours before bedtime until waking for seven consecutive nights.
Participants wore visually similar non-compressive placebo garments from approximately two hours before bedtime until waking for seven consecutive nights.
Expérimental: Sequence 3: Placebo - Leggings - Calf Sleeves
Participants wore fullcompression leggings from approximately two hours before bedtime until waking for seven consecutive nights.
Participants wore compression calf sleeves from approximately two hours before bedtime until waking for seven consecutive nights.
Participants wore visually similar non-compressive placebo garments from approximately two hours before bedtime until waking for seven consecutive nights.

Que mesure l'étude ?

Principaux critères de jugement

Mesure des résultats
Description de la mesure
Délai
Total Sleep Time
Délai: Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Time in Bed
Délai: Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Sleep Latency
Délai: Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Mean Sleep Efficiency Assessed by Wrist Actigraphy
Délai: Measured nightly and averaged across the 7 consecutive nights of each condition
Sleep efficiency was assessed by wrist actigraphy and calculated as the percentage of time in bed spent asleep. Nightly sleep efficiency values were averaged across the seven consecutive nights of each experimental condition. Higher values indicate greater sleep efficiency.
Measured nightly and averaged across the 7 consecutive nights of each condition
Number of Nocturnal Awakenings
Délai: Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Subjective Sleep Quality Assessed Using the Sleep Item of the Hooper Questionnaire
Délai: Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Subjective sleep quality was assessed using the sleep-quality item of the Hooper Questionnaire (Hooper et al., 1995). Participants rated the quality of the previous night's sleep on a 7-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (very, very good) to 7 (very, very bad), with higher scores indicating poorer perceived sleep quality.
Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition

Collaborateurs et enquêteurs

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Dates d'enregistrement des études

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Dates principales de l'étude

Début de l'étude (Réel)

2 novembre 2025

Achèvement primaire (Réel)

14 décembre 2025

Achèvement de l'étude (Réel)

14 décembre 2025

Dates d'inscription aux études

Première soumission

25 août 2026

Première soumission répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

30 août 2026

Première publication (Réel)

3 septembre 2026

Mises à jour des dossiers d'étude

Dernière mise à jour publiée (Réel)

3 septembre 2026

Dernière mise à jour soumise répondant aux critères de contrôle qualité

30 août 2026

Dernière vérification

1 août 2026

Plus d'information

Termes liés à cette étude

Autres numéros d'identification d'étude

  • UPJV-COMP-SLEEP-01
  • 2024-10-1/2024-46 (Autre identifiant: Comité d'éthique pour les recherches non interventionnelles (CERNI), Université de Picardie Jules Verne)

Plan pour les données individuelles des participants (IPD)

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NON

Informations sur les médicaments et les dispositifs, documents d'étude

Étudie un produit pharmaceutique réglementé par la FDA américaine

Non

Étudie un produit d'appareil réglementé par la FDA américaine

Non

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