Psychological Skill Training for Athletes

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

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

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: No Conditions
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Experiment; Other: Control

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).

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 33
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Thailand
  • Nakhonprathom
    • Salaya, Nakhonprathom, Thailand, 73170
      • Mahidol University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

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

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 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.	Behavioral: Experiment; breathing control and self-talk with objectives
Placebo Comparator: 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).	Other: 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)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
ฺBrain wave	to identify psychological change	Through study completion, an average of 5 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Revised Competitive State Anxiety Inventory: CSAI - 2R	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.	Through study completion, an average of 5 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Mahidol University
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Kittichai Tharawadeepimuk, Dr, College of sports science and technology, Mahidol University, Thailand

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): April 5, 2022
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2022
• Study Completion (Actual): December 30, 2022

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 1, 2021
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 6, 2021
• First Posted (Actual): September 13, 2021

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): October 23, 2023
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 20, 2023
• Last Verified: October 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: ANanbancha

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No