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SynthesisSports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.)2018

Sleep Interventions Designed to Improve Athletic Performance and Recovery: A Systematic Review of Current Approaches.

Daniel Bonnar, Kate Bartel, Naomi Kakoschke, Christin Lang

Registry-linked trialOpen access · greenAbstract readSystematic Review
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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07090421 (Varying Doses of Evening Caffeine Ingestion Have Different Effects on Rowing Ergometer Performance, Sleep Quality and Wakefulness Scores), which is not on this map. Cited by 94 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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94citing papers in PubMed, 8 pooled it
18.7field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT07090421 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2022, after this paper: background citation

Varying Doses of Evening Caffeine Ingestion Have Different Effects on Rowing Ergometer Performance, Sleep Quality and Wakefulness Scores

TypeinterventionalSponsorUlaç Can YILDIRIMRan2022 to 2022Enrolled13ConditionsHealthy Volunteers, Caffeine, Sleep QualityArmsCellulose Powder, Caffeine 3 mg/kg Oral Powder, Caffeine 6 mg/kg Oral Powder, Caffeine 9 mg/kg Oral Powder
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

94 citing papers in PubMed, 8 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 228 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Sleep Health Promotion Interventions and Their Effectiveness: An Umbrella Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  16. Association of Novel Oral Appliance Use With Heart Rate Variability in Adolescent Athletes.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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34 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Daniel BonnarCollege of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.
Kate BartelCollege of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia.
Naomi KakoschkeSchool of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Christin LangCollege of Education, Psychology and Social Work, Flinders University, GPO Box 2100, Adelaide, SA, 5001, Australia. christin.lang@flinders.edu.au.ORCID 0000-0002-2532-9019
Flinders University · AUMonash University · AU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAthletes experience various situations and conditions that can interfere with their sleep, which is crucial for optimal psychological and physiological recovery as well as subsequent performance. Conventional sleep screening and intervention approaches may not be efficacious for athletes given their lifestyle, the demands of training and travel associated with interstate/international competition.

objectivesThe present systematic review aimed to summarize and evaluate sleep intervention studies targeting subsequent performance and recovery in competitive athletes. Based on the findings, a secondary aim was to outline a possible sleep intervention for athletes, including recommendations for content, mode of delivery and evaluation.

methodsA systematic review was conducted based on the PRISMA guidelines in May 2016 with an update completed in September 2017. Ten studies met our inclusion criteria comprising a total of 218 participants in the age range of 18-24 years with athletes from various sports (e.g., swimming, soccer, basketball, tennis). A modified version of the quality assessment scale developed by Abernethy and Bleakley was used to evaluate the quality of the studies.

resultsThe included studies implemented several sleep interventions, including sleep extension and napping, sleep hygiene, and post-exercise recovery strategies. Evidence suggests that sleep extension had the most beneficial effects on subsequent performance. Consistent with previous research, these results suggest that sleep plays an important role in some, but not all, aspects of athletes' performance and recovery.

conclusionFuture researchers should aim to conduct sleep interventions among different athlete populations, compare results, and further establish guidelines and intervention tools for athletes to address their specific sleep demands and disturbances.

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AthletesAdolescentAdultAthletic PerformanceExerciseFemaleHumansMalePhysical Education and TrainingSleepSleep DeprivationSoccerYoung Adult

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