N/A
Completed N=53
Mindfulness Training, Mental Fatigue, Endurance Performance and Neurocognitive Functions
Mindfulness Training · Neurocognitive Function · Sports Performance · Mental Fatigue
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05452460 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
53
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Jan 2025
Primary outcomePrimary: Inhibitory Control: Reaction Time — 10.79; 5.47; 4.11; -0.61 millisecond — p=> 0.05
Summary
Mental fatigue has been suggested that would impair neurocognitive functions and sports performance. On the other hand, mindfulness training (MT) seems to as a promising approach to attenuate mental fatigue and counteract its detrimental effect on cognitive functions and sports performance. The purpose of the present study is to examine the effect of MT on behavioral and neuroelectric indices of inhibitory control, and endurance performance in mentally fatigued athletes.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Inhibitory Control: Reaction Time |
10.79; 5.47; 4.11; -0.61 | > 0.05 |
| PRIMARY Inhibitory Control: Accuracy |
6.15; 2.32; 2.60; 2.61 | > .05 |
| PRIMARY ERP: N2 |
-1.27; -1.14; 0.72; 0.18 | > 0.05 |
| PRIMARY ERP: P3 |
-0.28; 0.19; 0.78; -0.69 | > 0.05 |
| PRIMARY Endurance Performance: Time to Exhaustion |
28.50; 23.89; -20.06; 13.15 | < 0.01 sig |
| PRIMARY Endurance Performance: VO2max |
0.86; 0.92; -0.16; -0.02 | > 0.05 |
| SECONDARY Subjective Mental Fatigue |
25.19; 24.26; 47.69; 49.07; 57.12; 55.56 | < 0.01 sig |
| SECONDARY Objective Mental Fatigue |
87.09; 88.11; 83.77; 85.27; 82.54; 86.36 | < 0.01 sig |
| SECONDARY Dispositional Mindfulness |
3.94; 4.04; 4.13; 3.87 | < 0.05 sig |
| SECONDARY Mood State: Anger |
0.13; 0.06; 0.21; 0.05; 0.12; 0.37 | > 0.05 |
| SECONDARY Mood State: Confusion |
0.59; 0.56; 0.70; 0.50; 0.37; 0.29 | > 0.05 |
| SECONDARY Mood State: Depression |
0.07; 0.05; 0.17; 0.14; 0.12; -0.01 | > 0.05 |
| SECONDARY Mood State: Fatigue |
1.23; 1.26; 1.04; 0.86; 0.98; 0.78 | > 0.05 |
| SECONDARY Mood State: Tension |
0.06; 0.14; 0.20; 0.11; 0.07; 0.04 | > 0.05 |
| SECONDARY Mood State: Vigour |
-0.92; -1.05; -0.74; -0.71; -0.81; -0.85 | > 0.05 |
| SECONDARY Perception of Effort |
— | — |
Eligibility Criteria
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)
- Major previous experience with mindfulness training
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05452460). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.