Calm Athlete: Feasibility of App-based Mindfulness Training on Collegiate Student-Athletes' Mental Wellbeing
- Conditions
- MindfulnessMental Health Wellness
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Mindfulness Training
- Registration Number
- NCT06050681
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility of a mobile app-based mindfulness training program in collegiate student-athletes. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Is a app-based mindfulness program feasible for use with collegiate student athletes?
* What, if any, benefits are seen in the mental wellbeing of collegiate student athletes following mindfulness training?
Participants will use the Calm app to complete semi-structured program of 21 mindfulness sessions over 6 weeks. Participants will complete each 8-15 minute sessions at a location and time of their choosing.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
- 18-30 years old
- NCAA athlete academically eligible to practice and compete in sport, and physically cleared by university sports medicine staff for participation
- Not a regular user of mindfulness meditation in the last 6 months (<4 sessions/month)
- Willingness to create an account on the Calm app and share usage data with researchers
- Fluent in English
- Regular mindfulness meditation practice (>4 sessions/month)
- Not currently an NCAA eligible athlete
- Hospitalization or intensive outpatient treatment for mental illness within the past 2 years
- Not cleared by sports medicine staff to participate in sport due to injury at time of enrollment
- Not willing to download the Calm app and/or create an account
- Not willing to share app usage data with researchers
- Not fluent in English
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Mindfulness Intervention Mindfulness Training Participants will engage with a mobile application to complete 21 sessions lasting approximately 11 minutes of mindfulness training over 6 weeks.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feasibility- Adherence Measured at end of 6 week intervention Proportion of prescribed sessions completed by enrolled participants
Feasibility- Participant Intervention Satisfaction Measured at end of 6 week intervention Self rating of satisfaction of the intervention measured with a 5 point Likert scale (1=very dissatisfied, 5=very satisfied.
Feasibility- Retention Measured at end of 6 week intervention and at 4 week follow up Proportion of enrolled participants that complete intervention and all assessments
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Cognitive and Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised (CAMS-R) Measured at baseline, at end of 6 week intervention and at 4 week follow-up 12-item scale measuring mindfulness across 4 subscales: attention, present focus, awareness \& acceptance. Min. score = 12, Max Score = 48, higher score represents greater level of mindfulness
College Student Athlete Life Stress Scale (CSALSS) Measured at baseline, at end of 6 week intervention and at 4 week follow-up 24-item questionnaire assessing stress specific to collegiate student-athlete's lives. 8 subscales are represented: academic requirements, sport injury, performance demand, coach relationships, training adaptation, family relationships, romantic relationships, interpersonal relationships. Min. score = 24, Max score = 144, higher score represents higher stress levels.
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
🇺🇸Urbana, Illinois, United States