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NCT Number: NCT05042518

Psychological Skill Training for Athletes

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

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Key information

Conditions

no Conditions

Age range

18 year–35 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Mahidol University

Salaya, Nakhonprathom, 73170, Thailand

About this study

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).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Experiment

Behavioral

breathing control and self-talk with objectives

Control

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)

Primary outcomes

  1. ฺBrain wave

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 weeks

    to identify psychological change

Secondary outcomes

  1. Revised Competitive State Anxiety Inventory: CSAI - 2R

    Time frame: Through study completion, an average of 5 weeks

    Questionnaire for evaluate anxiety level. The participants will circle the number on the Likert scale from 1 to 4 of how they feel in that moment. The numbers 1 to 4 represent the following statements : 1 = Not at all 2 = Somewhat 3 = Moderately so 4 = Very much so. A higher score presents a higher anxiety level.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mahidol University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

The Effectiveness of Psychological Skill Training on Quantitative Electroencephalogram (EEG) in Athletes Before the Competition

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Sep 13, 2021
Registry last updated
Oct 23, 2023

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