Trial reportBMC research notes2019
Partial-body cryostimulation after training improves sleep quality in professional soccer players.
Trial report in BMC research notes, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- The Effect of Superficial Heat-Cold Application on the Sleep Quality of Patients With Restless Leg Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nursing open · 2024Pooled it
- The effectiveness of cryostimulation exposure on sleep and recovery in male athletes: Timing considerations.European journal of sport science · 2024Trial
- Impact of acute partial-body cryostimulation on cognitive performance, cerebral oxygenation, and cardiac autonomic activity.Scientific reports · 2021Trial
- The use of whole-body cryotherapy: time- and dose-response investigation on circulating blood catecholamines and heart rate variability.European journal of applied physiology · 2020Trial
- Effects of repeated cryostimulation exposures on sleep quality in swimmers during an intense training period.Experimental physiology · 2025Article
- Post-Exercise Recovery Modalities in Male and Female Soccer Players of All Ages and Competitive Levels: A Systematic Review.Sports (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Effects of Partial-Body Cryotherapy on Athletic Performance and Sleep Quality in Division I Collegiate Basketball Athletes.Journal of human kinetics · 2025Article
- Whole-body cryostimulation exposures effectively alleviates menstrual-related pain and associated sleep disturbances in young women: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Sleep interventions in elite sport - a systematic review.South African journal of sports medicine · 2025Review
- Tackling Kinesiophobia in Chronic Shoulder Pain: A Case Report on the Combined Effect of Pain Education and Whole-Body Cryostimulation.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
- Clinical Spectrum and Trajectory of Innovative Therapeutic Interventions for Insomnia: A Perspective.Aging and disease · 2023Article
- The Comparative Effect of Different Timings of Whole Body Cryotherapy Treatment With Cold Water Immersion for Post-Exercise Recovery.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2022Article
- Applying Heart Rate Variability to Monitor Health and Performance in Tactical Personnel: A Narrative Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Review
- Cryostimulation for Post-exercise Recovery in Athletes: A Consensus and Position Paper.Frontiers in sports and active living · 2021Review
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5 authors.
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Abstract
objectiveThe aim of the present investigation was to determine whether using cryostimulation (partial-body cryostimulation) impacts sleep quality in professional soccer players. Different exposure durations at - 180 °C were tested randomly after standardized training sessions in nine professional soccer players (no cryostimulation, 180-s exposure, two 90-s exposures separated by a 5-min rest at room temperature, and 90-s exposure), and the effects on sleep quality using 3-dimensional accelerometers worn during sleep were assessed.
resultsThe number of movements during the night after partial-body cryostimulation was significantly reduced only in the 180-s exposure condition (p < 0.05, very large effect size) compared with the control condition. Partial-body cryostimulation seems to induce a positive impact on sleep quality that may be dose-dependent. Trial registration Australia and New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry (ANZCTR), ACTRN12619000330145, date of registration: 4/03/2019. Retrospectively registered.
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