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The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Training on Competitive Aggressiveness, Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Sport Function in Football Athletes.

Protocol summary

Study aim
Determining the effectiveness of neurofeedback training on Competitive Aggressiveness, emotion regulation Difficulties, Sports Function in Football Athletes.
Design
intervention and control groups, with parallel, double-blind, randomized groups. Excel software rand function is used for randomization. The statistical population:70 people. 24 Athletes (experimental group: 12- control group: 12). All complete the questionnaire, and only the intervention group is treated with Neurofeedback Training.
Settings and conduct
Research Method: Semi-experimental and pre-test-post-test research design with the control group. The statistical population: Football Athletes in the age range of 16 to 21years who were active at the Football Club in Astaneh Ashrafiyeh city. during the first quarter of 1401. Athletes during 2 months, three a week, and in Each session is followed by Neurofeedback Training for 30 minutes.
Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
Entry requirements: registration card of the football club, Being a boy, At least 3 months of continuous training in the club, Being young(16-21). No entry conditions: Having psychological disorders, Athletes in the youth age range(over 21), Activities in sports clubs outside the study city.
Intervention groups
Intervention group: Football Athletes. 12 people in the experimental group and 12 people in the control group. neurofeedback devise and tools such as Competitive Aggression and Anger Scale Test (Maxwell & Moores), Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Test(Gratz & Roemer), Sports Performance Scale Test(Charbonneau), and Sports Success Scale Test(Moosavi&Vaez) will be used. Subjects before and after intervention complete the questionnaire, only the intervention group under Neurofeedback training is included.
Main outcome variables
Neurofeedback Training, Competitive Aggressiveness, Emotion Regulation Difficulties, Sports Function.

General information

Reason for update
Acronym
IRCT registration information
IRCT registration number: IRCT20211218053447N1
Registration date: 2022-07-16, 1401/04/25
Registration timing: registered_while_recruiting

Last update: 2022-07-16, 1401/04/25
Update count: 0
Registration date
2022-07-16, 1401/04/25
Registrant information
Name
Navid Agand
Name of organization / entity
Country
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Phone
+98 13 4212 0152
Email address
navid.a0152@gmail.com
Recruitment status
Recruitment complete
Funding source
Expected recruitment start date
2022-07-11, 1401/04/20
Expected recruitment end date
2022-07-21, 1401/04/30
Actual recruitment start date
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Actual recruitment end date
empty
Trial completion date
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Scientific title
The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Training on Competitive Aggressiveness, Emotion Regulation Difficulties and Sport Function in Football Athletes.
Public title
The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback on Footballists.
Purpose
Prevention
Inclusion/Exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
Having a registration card in a football club Being a boy At least 3 months of continuous training in the club Being young (age 16-21)
Exclusion criteria:
Having psychological disorders. Athletes in the youth age range(over 21). Activities in sports clubs outside the study city.
Age
From 16 years old to 21 years old
Gender
Male
Phase
N/A
Groups that have been masked
No information
Sample size
Target sample size: 24
Randomization (investigator's opinion)
Randomized
Randomization description
At first, Football Athletes are selected according to the inclusion criteria. And then according to the random sequence obtained through Random allocation software, In the same way, Football Athletes will be randomly divided into experimental and control groups.
Blinding (investigator's opinion)
Not blinded
Blinding description
Placebo
Not used
Assignment
Parallel
Other design features

Secondary Ids

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Ethics committees

1

Ethics committee
Name of ethics committee
Ethics Committee of Lahijan Branch of Azad University
Street address
No. 24, Ayatollah Vahid street, Riyahini alley
City
Astaneh Ashrafiyeh
Province
Guilan
Postal code
4441953533
Approval date
2022-05-15, 1401/02/25
Ethics committee reference number
IR.IAU.LIAU.REC.1401.009

Health conditions studied

1

Description of health condition studied
Football Athletes
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description

2

Description of health condition studied
Competitive Aggressiveness
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description

3

Description of health condition studied
Emotion Regulation Difficulties
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description

4

Description of health condition studied
Sport Function
ICD-10 code
ICD-10 code description

Primary outcomes

1

Description
Competitive Aggression Score in Athletes Competitive Aggression and Anger Scale Test
Timepoint
Measurement of Competitive Aggression at the beginning of the study and 15 sessions after starting Neurotherapy(Neurofeedback training)
Method of measurement
Athletes Competitive Aggression and Anger Scale Test(Maxwell & Moores)

2

Description
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Score in Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Test (Gratz & Roemer)
Timepoint
Measurement of Difficulties in Emotion Regulation at the beginning of the study and 15 sessions after starting Neurotherapy(Neurofeedback training)
Method of measurement
Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Test (Gratz & Roemer)

3

Description
Sport Performance Score in Sport Performance Scale Test(Charbonneau) and in Sports Success Scale Test(Moosavi&Vaez)
Timepoint
Measurement of Sport Performance at the beginning of the study and 15 sessions after starting Neurotherapy(Neurofeedback training)
Method of measurement
Sport Performance Scale Test(Charbonneau) and Sports Success Scale Test(Moosavi&Vaez)

Secondary outcomes

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Intervention groups

1

Description
Intervention group: Football Athletes who receive Neurofeedback Training. In relation to therapeutic intervention and data collection, neurofeedback device treatment protocols and tools such as Questionnaires will be used. Each Athletes undergoes neurotherapy for 30 minutes 3 times a week for 2 months in each session. Neurofeedback intervention is performed with monopolar protocol. At the point "FCz" of the head, Theta(4 to 8 Hz) will decrease, Low Beta(16 to 21 Hz) will increase, and High Beta(20 to 32 Hz) will decrease. All Athletes complete the questionnaires before and after the intervention. The questionnaires used in this research are as follows: 1)Competitive Aggression and Anger Scale Test 2)Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Test 3)Sport Performance Scale Test 4)Sports Success Scale Test
Category
Treatment - Devices

2

Description
Control group: Football Athletes who do not receive Neurofeedback Training. In relation to data collection, tools such as Questionnaires will be used. Pre-test and post-test are taken from all athletes without therapeutic intervention. The questionnaires used in this research are as follows: 1)Competitive Aggression and Anger Scale Test 2)Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale Test 3)Sport Performance Scale Test 4)Sports Success Scale Test
Category
Treatment - Devices

Recruitment centers

1

Recruitment center
Name of recruitment center
Astaneh Ashrafiyeh Sports and Youth Office
Full name of responsible person
Navid Agand
Street address
next to Umm Al-Shuhada Square, Shahid Rajaei Street
City
Astaneh Ashrafiyeh
Province
Guilan
Postal code
4441953533
Phone
+98 911 507 8797
Email
navid.a0152@gmail.com

Sponsors / Funding sources

1

Sponsor
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Hosein KHara
Street address
45 meter University Blvd, east kashif street
City
Lahijan
Province
Guilan
Postal code
۳۹۵۱۵-۴۴۱۶۹
Phone
+98 13 4222 9081
Email
navid.a0152@gmail.com
Grant name
Grant code / Reference number
Is the source of funding the same sponsor organization/entity?
No
Title of funding source
Lahijan Islamic Azad University
Proportion provided by this source
100
Public or private sector
Public
Domestic or foreign origin
Domestic
Category of foreign source of funding
empty
Country of origin
Type of organization providing the funding
Academic

Person responsible for general inquiries

Contact
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Navid Agand
Position
University student
Latest degree
Bachelor
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
No. 24, Ayatollah Vahid street, Riyahini alley
City
Astaneh Ashrafiyeh
Province
Guilan
Postal code
4441953533
Phone
+98 13 4212 0152
Email
navid.a0152@gmail.com

Person responsible for scientific inquiries

Contact
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Navid Agand
Position
University student
Latest degree
Bachelor
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
No. 24, Ayatollah Vahid street, Riyahini alley
City
Astaneh Ashrafiyeh
Province
Guilan
Postal code
4441953533
Phone
+98 13 4212 0152
Email
navid.a0152@gmail.com

Person responsible for updating data

Contact
Name of organization / entity
Islamic Azad University
Full name of responsible person
Navid Agand
Position
University student
Latest degree
Bachelor
Other areas of specialty/work
Psychology
Street address
No. 24, Ayatollah Vahid, Riyahini alley
City
Astaneh Ashrafiyeh
Province
Guilan
Postal code
4441953533
Phone
+98 13 4212 0152
Email
navid.a0152@gmail.com

Sharing plan

Deidentified Individual Participant Data Set (IPD)
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Study Protocol
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Statistical Analysis Plan
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Informed Consent Form
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Clinical Study Report
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Analytic Code
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Data Dictionary
Yes - There is a plan to make this available
Title and more details about the data/document
All data obtained from the results of questionnaires, diagnostic interviews and improving the performance of clients will be published.
When the data will become available and for how long
Access period starts from September 2022
To whom data/document is available
Data and other documents are available to all researchers in the field of research.
Under which criteria data/document could be used
If other people request to receive data and documents, send a message to my personal email.
From where data/document is obtainable
Navid Agand is responsible by calling +989115078797 and emailing navid.a0152@gmail.com
What processes are involved for a request to access data/document
Applicants should call +989115078797 to receive the required documents or data or send an email to navid.a0152@gmail.com . Documents will be provided to them within 72 hours to a week.
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