Sex & Sleep in Athletes

Sleep Clinical Trial

— Sex&Sleep  

Official title:

Sex and Sleep: Perception of Sex as a Possible Factor for Sleep Promotion in a Population of Athletes

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04272853
• Other study ID #: Sex&Sleep
• Status: Recruiting
• Start date: February 13, 2020
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: February 2020
• Source: Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi
• Contact: Jacopo Antonino Vitale, PhD
• Phone: 0039 0266214939
• Email: jacopo.vitale[@]grupposandonato.it
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Achieving the correct quantity and quality of sleep is essential for the health and recovery processes of the athlete; night rest is often negatively influenced by many variables, including: high training loads, long-range trips, evening competitions, and / or high levels of anxiety and stress. High training loads can therefore have negative influences both on sleep but also on the risk of injury in athletes. Understanding and studying, in different sports, how sexual / masturbatory activity can influence sleep has primary importance for athletic and medical staff of athletes with the ultimate aim of preserving sports performance and reducing the risk of injuries. The primary objective of this experimentation is to explore the perceived relationship between sexual activity (or masturbation), sleep quality and sleep latency in a population of athletes.

Description:

Achieving the correct quantity and quality of sleep is essential for the health and recovery processes of the athlete; night rest is often negatively influenced by many variables, including: high training loads, long-range trips, evening competitions, and / or high levels of anxiety and stress. High training loads can therefore have negative influences both on sleep but also on the risk of injury in athletes. Understanding and studying, in different sports, how sexual / masturbatory activity can influence sleep has primary importance for athletic and medical staff of athletes with the ultimate aim of preserving sports performance and reducing the risk of injuries.

The primary objective of this experimentation is to explore the perceived relationship between sexual activity (or masturbation), sleep quality and sleep latency in a population of athletes. To achieve this goal, the subjects will compile an interview, concerning: demographic data, sports practice, sleep habits, sexual habits, perception of the relationship between sexual habits and sleep, perception of the relationship between sexual habits and sport. In addition, data will be collected regarding honesty and embarrassment in completing the interview.

Secondary study aims are:

1. Evaluate the possible differences in the perceived relationship between sexual activity and sleep quality / latency in relation to the gender of the athletes.

2. Evaluate the possible differences in the perceived relationship between sexual activity and sleep quality / latency in different sports disciplines.

3. Evaluate the differences in the perceived relationship between sexual activity and sleep quality / latency in professional and non-professional athletes.

4. Evaluate the differences in habits concerning night rest between individual and team sports athletes.

5. Evaluate the honesty and embarrassment rate when completing the interview.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Enrollment: 440
• Est. completion date: December 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 40 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Male or female sex, of any ethnicity;

2. Age between 18 and 40;

3. Cognitively intact;

4. Amateur or professional athletes;

5. Practicing any type of sport for at least 6 years, for at least 4 hours a week.

6. Members with one of the sports federations of Lombardy, officially recognized by CONI.

7. Signature and acceptance of informed consent to collaborate in all the procedures necessary for the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Subjects under 18;

2. Shift or part-time worker;

3. Use of drugs and / or supplements able to influence sleep (eg: melatonin);

4. Any clinical condition (eg: musculoskeletal injury), diagnosed by a sports doctor or orthopedist, which does not guarantee the athlete to train;

5. Active smoke;

6. Non-acceptance of informed consent.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Athletic Injuries
• Sexual Behavior
• Sleep
• Sport Injury

Intervention

Other:
• Interview
Compilation of the interview concerning: demographic data, sports practice, habits on sleep, sexual habits, perception of the relationship between sexual habits and sleep, perception of the relationship between sexual habits and sports practice.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Italy	IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi	Milan

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Italy, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Perception of the relationship between sexual habits and sleep	The perception is assessed by the interview and is expressed in "improved" or "equal to" or "decreased" compared to normal sleep routines	hrough study completion, an average of 1 year