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Behavioral Intervention

Emotion Focused Therapy for Depression and Anxiety in Athletes

N/A

Recruiting

Research Sponsored by University of Toronto

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

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Must have

Not currently receiving psychotherapy

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up after conclusion of intervention (one-month follow up).

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Study Summary

This trial will test if Emotion Focused Therapy can help competitive athletes with mild-to-moderate depression/anxiety. Researchers will assess their emotion, mood, sport, performance, and well-being. Feasibility and retention will be assessed, plus interviews for participant's views.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for competitive athletes over 18, living in Ontario, who are not currently in psychotherapy but are experiencing mild-to-moderate depression or anxiety. Athletes can be from any sport at a highly trained/national level and must speak English.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The study tests Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) to see if it helps with athletes' mood disorders, emotional regulation, sports-related stress, performance satisfaction, and overall well-being. It also looks at how easy it is to recruit and keep participants.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since EFT is a type of talk therapy focusing on emotions, significant side effects aren't expected. However, discussing difficult emotions may sometimes cause discomfort or emotional distress.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am not currently undergoing psychotherapy.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ after conclusion of intervention (one-month follow up).

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~after conclusion of intervention (one-month follow up).

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and after conclusion of intervention (one-month follow up). for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Change from baseline score in anxiety symptoms

Change from baseline score in depressive symptoms

Secondary outcome measures

Change from baseline score in Emotion Dysregulation

Change from baseline score in alexithymia

Change in baseline score for Sport Related Distress - Athlete Psychological Strain

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Other outcome measures

Athletes' experiences of participating in psychotherapy

Client-Therapist Working Alliance

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Emotion Focused TherapyExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Participants will receive 12 weekly 1-hour sessions of Emotion Focused Therapy with a trained student therapist.

Group II: Wait list controlActive Control1 Intervention

No intervention; waitlist control group will receive intervention once the data collection during the intervention period has concluded.

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Emotion Focused Therapy

2013

N/A

~60

0 / 1Eligibility criteria met

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of TorontoLead Sponsor

690 Previous Clinical Trials

1,019,619 Total Patients Enrolled

24 Trials studying Depression

50,018 Patients Enrolled for Depression

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is this trial actively recruiting participants?

"As gleaned from clinicaltrials.gov, this experiment is still in search of participants and was initially published on October 7th 2023 with the latest edit occurring on November 27th 2320."

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How many individuals are collaborating in this medical experiment?

"Affirmative. The information on clinicaltrials.gov reflects that this trial, which was initially published in October 7th 2023, is currently enrolling patients. 24 volunteers need to be enrolled from a single medical site."

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What goals has this research endeavor been designed to accomplish?

"The primary endpoint for this experiment, to be evaluated during the 12 week period or upon termination of intervention prior to that timeframe, is the alteration in anxiety symptoms from baseline. Secondary endpoints comprise changes in alexithymia as measured by Toronto Alexithymia Scale-20 on five point scale; alterations in sport related distress using Sport Psychology Outcomes and Research Tool with scores ranging between 1 (strongly agree) and 5 (strongly disagree); modifications in emotion dysregulation utilising Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - spanning from 36-180 points higher indicating more difficulty regulating emotions."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Emotion Focused Therapy for Competitive Athletes

Katherine Tamminen 2023. "Emotion Focused Therapy for Competitive Athletes". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05896436.