CompletedNot Applicable

Mindfulness, Mental Fatigue, Inhibitory Control and Endurance Performance in Athletes

Taiwan90 participantsStarted 2022-04-20

Plain-language summary

This study investigated whether trait mindfulness in athletes is associated with impairments in neurocognitive function and endurance performance resulting from mental fatigue.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 25 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Regular sports training at least 4 hours weekly
✓. Normal or corrected-to-normal vision
✓. Right-handed

Exclusion criteria

✕. Physical limitation or injury in lower limbs before and during the study
✕. Diagnosed or self-reported neurological disorders (e.g., epilepsy)
✕. Diagnosed or self-reported major psychiatric illness (e.g., major depression, schizophrenia)

What they're measuring

Inhibitory Control: Reaction Time

Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of second intervention at 1 week. During Flanker task, up to 15 minutes.

Inhibitory Control: Accuracy

Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of second intervention at 1 week. During Flanker task, up to 15 minutes.

Endurance Performance: Time to Exhaustion

Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of second intervention at 1 week. During graded exercise test, up to 30 minutes

Endurance Performance: Maximum Oxygen Consumption

Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of second intervention at 1 week. During graded exercise test, up to 30 minutes.

Changes in Neuroelectrical Activities

Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of second intervention at 1 week. During Flanker task, up to 15 minutes.

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05466136

SponsorNational Taiwan Normal University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2022-10-31

Results submitted2026-01-19

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