Investigating the effectiveness of mindfulness meditation and clinical hypnosis for addressing burnout and optimising wellbeing in competitive athletes: A replicated single-case experimental desig

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Recruiting

• Conditions: Burnout; Stress; Mental Health - Other mental health disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12623001104640
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Queensland

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-10-20
• Last Update Posted: 8 July 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 18

Inclusion Criteria

a) be a competitive athlete (i.e., compete at a level beyond recreational or casual participation. This includes athletes who participate in regional, national, or international competitions, and those who are members of competitive teams or clubs),

b) have participated in a competition in the past six months and are currently training for a future or ongoing competition),

c) currently experiencing burnout, as indicated by a score of 79 or higher on the 18-item Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure

d) be 18 or over,

e) read, speak, and understand the English language,

f) have access to the internet on a computer or smartphone,

g) have access to a set of earphones,

h) be willing to be randomly assigned to both conditions and listen to five 20-minute treatment sessions,

i) be willing to participate in a daily survey for 25 consecutive days.

Exclusion Criteria

a) having a current or previous injury within the last 6 months that lasted for 8 days or longer and that prevented you from participating in your sport during that time;
b) report <2 on a numerical rating scale for pain intensity in response to experimental heat pain stimuli;
c) having used alcohol and/or pain medication in the 24 hours before the thermal pain stimulus;
d) current or history of diagnosis of primary psychotic or major thought disorder within the past 5 years;
e) psychiatric hospitalisation within the past 6 months;
f) psychiatric or behavioural conditions in which symptoms were unstable or severe within the past 6 months;
g) problems with allergic skin reactions or excessive bruising;
h) previous participation in a thermal pain stimulus experiment;
i) current or past participation in a research study with treatment components that may overlap those in the current study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Burnout<br>[ Athlete Burnout Questionnaire (ABQ): Assessed daily during the randomised baseline period (5-15 days), during treatment (5 days), and in the randomised maintenance phase (5-15 days)]