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Does Wearing Compression Garments Affect Sleep in Soccer Players

30 agosto 2026 aggiornato da: 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.

Panoramica dello studio

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Completato

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Intervento / Trattamento

Descrizione dettagliata

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.

Tipo di studio

Interventistico

Iscrizione (Effettivo)

18

Fase

  • Non applicabile

Contatti e Sedi

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Luoghi di studio

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

Criteri di partecipazione

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Criteri di ammissibilità

Età idonea allo studio

  • Bambino
  • Adulto

Accetta volontari sani

Sì

Descrizione

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.

Piano di studio

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Come è strutturato lo studio?

Dettagli di progettazione

  • Scopo principale: Altro
  • Assegnazione: Randomizzato
  • Modello interventistico: Assegnazione incrociata
  • Mascheramento: Separare

Armi e interventi

Gruppo di partecipanti / Arm
Intervento / Trattamento
Sperimentale: 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.
Sperimentale: 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.
Sperimentale: 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.

Cosa sta misurando lo studio?

Misure di risultato primarie

Misura del risultato
Misura Descrizione
Lasso di tempo
Total Sleep Time
Lasso di tempo: Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Time in Bed
Lasso di tempo: Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Sleep Latency
Lasso di tempo: Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Assessed nightly during each 7-night condition
Mean Sleep Efficiency Assessed by Wrist Actigraphy
Lasso di tempo: 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
Lasso di tempo: 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
Lasso di tempo: 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

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Inizio studio (Effettivo)

2 novembre 2025

Completamento primario (Effettivo)

14 dicembre 2025

Completamento dello studio (Effettivo)

14 dicembre 2025

Date di iscrizione allo studio

Primo inviato

25 agosto 2026

Primo inviato che soddisfa i criteri di controllo qualità

30 agosto 2026

Primo Inserito (Effettivo)

3 settembre 2026

Aggiornamenti dei record di studio

Ultimo aggiornamento pubblicato (Effettivo)

3 settembre 2026

Ultimo aggiornamento inviato che soddisfa i criteri QC

30 agosto 2026

Ultimo verificato

1 agosto 2026

Maggiori informazioni

Termini relativi a questo studio

Altri numeri di identificazione dello studio

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

Piano per i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)

Hai intenzione di condividere i dati dei singoli partecipanti (IPD)?

NO

Informazioni su farmaci e dispositivi, documenti di studio

Studia un prodotto farmaceutico regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

Studia un dispositivo regolamentato dalla FDA degli Stati Uniti

No

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