Readiness Outcomes Affecting Return to Sport 2.0: An Intervention Feasibility & Pilot Study
NCT ID: NCT05338385
Last Updated: 2024-05-13
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Basic Information
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ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
NA
30 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2022-05-03
2025-12-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Mental skills training aims to improve athlete performance. Individuals involved in collegiate-level sports face the challenge of balancing rigorous athletic and academic demands. Given these demands, there is increasing need for programs to help athletes at varying levels and ages develop the skills necessary to maintain optimal performance. Such programs speak to the need for student-athletes to train their mental game much in the same way they train their physical game. They emphasize the value of and the ability to teach confidence, adaptability, and resilience.
Researchers have employed both mindfulness- and psychological skills-based techniques as means to promote student-athlete mental toughness and improved performance outcome. Mindfulness increases nonjudgmental awareness of the present, and is an effective treatment in non-sport related arenas. Psychological skills training educates athletes on how to improve strategies such as imagery, self-talk, goal setting, and arousal regulation. While these interventions may vary somewhat in terms of approach, there is evidence that both tactics positively impact athlete performance. We believe that these theories can be translated to athletes who are recovering from injuries and be used effectively to get patients back to their sports confidently.
The goal of mental skills training is to help athletes maximize performance, reach self-determined goals, and build confidence in their fields of play. Many of the same tools that benefit athletes in sport performance also translate to their injury experience. Mental conditioning helps athletes navigate the many ups and downs that accompany ACL injury and recovery. Athletes are taught techniques to maintain their sport mindset by capitalizing on motivation, consistency, and resilience. One-on-one sessions are athlete-centered, and are designed to encourage exploration and growth through tangible mental skills strategies. Topics that may be addressed include mindset awareness, goal setting, stress management, mental imagery, cognitive restructuring, and positive self-talk.
Conditions
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Study Design
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NA
SINGLE_GROUP
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Intervention
Participants will receive mental skills training in addition to receiving standard-of-care ACL reconstruction and follow-up care. The goal of mental skills training is to help athletes maximize performance, reach self-determined goals, and build confidence in their fields of play. Many of the same tools that benefit athletes in sport performance also translate to their injury experience. Mental conditioning helps athletes navigate the many ups and downs that accompany ACL injury and recovery. Athletes are taught techniques to maintain their sport mindset by capitalizing on motivation, consistency, and resilience. One-on-one sessions are athlete-centered, and are designed to encourage exploration and growth through tangible mental skills strategies.
Mental Skills Coaching
Participants will partake in a 1-hour pre-op initial intake, followed by five 30-min follow-up sessions at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 9-months post-op. All sessions will be one-on-one with the same master's-level mental skills coach. At each session, the provider will allow time for participants to share their current injury experience to date (i.e. how they are doing, challenges they have encountered). Following this, participants will be introduced to a series of mental skills tools, including but not limited to mindset awareness, motivation, cognitive restructuring, goal setting, and objective performance assessment. Participants will be provided with handouts outlining the strategies addressed to help maintain consistency of mental skills engagement between sessions.
Interventions
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Mental Skills Coaching
Participants will partake in a 1-hour pre-op initial intake, followed by five 30-min follow-up sessions at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months and 9-months post-op. All sessions will be one-on-one with the same master's-level mental skills coach. At each session, the provider will allow time for participants to share their current injury experience to date (i.e. how they are doing, challenges they have encountered). Following this, participants will be introduced to a series of mental skills tools, including but not limited to mindset awareness, motivation, cognitive restructuring, goal setting, and objective performance assessment. Participants will be provided with handouts outlining the strategies addressed to help maintain consistency of mental skills engagement between sessions.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Undergoing ACL reconstruction at Boston Children's Hospital by a study-participating surgeon
* Age at time of surgery between 8 and ≤ 25
* English-speaking
Exclusion Criteria
8 Years
25 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Boston Children's Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Matthew Milewski
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Matthew D Milewski, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Boston Children's Hospital
Locations
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Boston Children's Hospital
Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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IRB-P00039872
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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