Psychological Skill Training for Athletes

Mahidol University

Status: Completed

Conditions: No Conditions

Treatments: Other: Control; Behavioral: Experiment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05042518

ANanbancha

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full 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).

Enrollment: 33 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 35 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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33 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

Intervention group

Experimental group

Description:

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.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Experiment

Control group

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

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).

Treatment:

Other: Control