Musculoskeletal complaints as well as impaired sleep quality and recovery–stress state in handball players.
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Professional and semi-professional handball players
Participants complete a one-time online questionnaire.
The assessment includes the following validated instruments:
Pittsburgh Sleep Qualit
Sponsors
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 35 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Aged between 18 and 35 to ensure a homogeneous sample. Voluntary participation in the study. Providing informed consent (declaration of consent). Professional or semi-professional handball players who have trained regularly in the last month.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Lack of consent to participate in the study. Severe acute or chronic illnesses that have prevented regular training in the last month. Injuries requiring long-term rehabilitation, such as ligament injuries requiring surgery, fractures, persistent or chronic musculoskeletal pain, existing diagnosed sleep disorders, in particular: severe insomnia, narcolepsy, sleep apnoea, and the use of medications specifically used to treat these disorders.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The sleep quality of participants will be assessed using the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) at a single measurement point (T1). Primary objective of the study: The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between sleep quality (PSQI), the recovery–stress state (RESTQ-Sport), and musculoskeletal health (FB*MSB – Musculoskeletal Complaints Questionnaire) in professional and semi-professional German handball players. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The recovery-stress state (RESTQ-Sport) and musculoskeletal health (FB*MSB) are assessed at a single time point (T1). | — |
Countries
Germany
Contacts
Public ContactBüsranur Konakci
Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln
Outcome results
None listed