Research summary · Sleep and recovery
Written versus verbal sleep hygiene for track athletes
A trial compares written and verbal delivery of sleep-hygiene guidance with control over ten baseline and ten intervention days.
- Publication year
- 2026
- First published online
- Publication type
- Three-arm randomized controlled trial
- Journal
- Journal of Sports Medicine and Physical Fitness
- Population / context
- Regional and national track-and-field athletes
What the publication reports
Sixty-six athletes were randomized equally. Both education groups improved sleep-hygiene scores, but actigraphy and diary measures showed no statistically clear change; total sleep time only showed a nonsignificant trend linked mainly to earlier bedtimes.
Limits and interpretation
The intervention was brief, behavioural adherence was self-reported and the trial was not designed to test competition performance. Better sleep-hygiene scores should not be interpreted as proven sleep extension.
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Written vs. verbal sleep hygiene strategies administration in track and field athletes: a randomized controlled trial study
Original publication / indexed recordPMID: 42544425DOI: 10.23736/S0022-4707.26.17762-7Reader discussion
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