Psychological Skill Training for Athletes

NCT ID: NCT05042518

Last Updated: 2023-10-23

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 33 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-04-05
• Study Completion Date: 2022-12-30

Brief Summary

The investigator will determine the effectiveness of psychological skill training on quantitative EEG in athletes before the competition.

Detailed Description

Psychological skills training is the mental training that can apply for increased athletes' performance to make athletes more confident. The objective of psychological skill training is to develop the potential of athletes to be able to show their abilities (Peak Performance), and to create satisfaction, self-esteem, for athletes. Additionally, the ability to concentrate and reduce anxiety could affect athletes' emotions and be ready to participate in the competition. Therefore, this study will apply psychological skills training for athletes. The effectiveness of psychological skill training will be measured by using quantitative EEG before and after training. The quantitative EEG assessments could demonstrate an anxiety level at different stages of the competition and it could reveal the changes caused by training. The intervention will begin 3 months before the competition. The quantitative EEG measurements are arranged 4-5 times following the previous study. The sequence of the measurement will be including a baseline: one month before the competition, two weeks before the competition, a week before the match, three days before the match (depend on the situation), three days after the match (post-training).

Conditions

No Conditions

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

Intervention group

The participant in the intervention group will practice breathing control and self-talk with objectives for relaxation. The duration of training is 4-5 minutes in each session, 4 sessions per week for 1 month.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Experiment

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

breathing control and self-talk with objectives

Control group

The participant in the control group will receive consultations by a sport psychologist for goal setting and positive thinking. The duration is similar to the training group (4-5 minutes in each session, 4 sessions per week for 1 month).

Group Type: PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Control

Intervention Type: OTHER

The participant in the control group will receive consultations by a sport psychologist for goal setting and positive thinking. The duration is similar to the training group (4-5 minutes in each session, 4 sessions per week for 1 month)

Interventions

Experiment

breathing control and self-talk with objectives

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Control

The participant in the control group will receive consultations by a sport psychologist for goal setting and positive thinking. The duration is similar to the training group (4-5 minutes in each session, 4 sessions per week for 1 month)

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Athletes male or female
• Age between 18-35

Exclusion Criteria

• Having an acute injury to the musculoskeletal structures of other joints of the lower extremity in the previous 3 months

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Mahidol University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Kittichai Tharawadeepimuk, Dr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

College of sports science and technology, Mahidol University, Thailand

Locations

Mahidol University

Salaya, Nakhonprathom, Thailand

Countries

Thailand

Other Identifiers

ANanbancha

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id