Clinical trial NCT05372276: Comparison of Mental Skills of Professional Esports Players With Different Levels of Physical Activity
Official title: A Comparison of Mental Toughness and Mental Imagination Skills of Professional Esports Players With Different Levels of Physical Activity
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Healthy
Physical Inactivity
Keywords: esport
physical activity
mental toughness
mental imaginery
Lead sponsor: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2022-05-12
Enrollment: 63
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: The sample of this research will be formed by professional esports players living in Turkey.

Brief summary: Competitive video games, defined as esports, have been increasing in popularity especially in the last ten years.

In this study, our primary aim is; to compare the mental abilities of professional esport players with different physical activity levels.

Detailed description: Competitive video games, defined as esports, have been increasing in popularity especially in the last ten years.

In this study, our primary aim is; to compare the mental abilities of professional esport players with different physical activity levels.

The second aim of our study is; to reveal information about the physical activity levels of Turkish professional esports players. In addition, pioneering information will be presented to both clinicians and researchers on physical activity in esports, which is frequently discussed today.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Beingover 18 years old
* Being a professional esports player
* Being contracted with an esports club
* Esports branch includes games played on a computer platform, in sitting position, using mouse, keyboard and monitor.
* Volunteering for the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Sports branches in which different equipments that can change biomechanical properties such as phone, console, joystick are used.
* Having less than 2 years of esports background
* Having any musculoskeletal injury within 6 months
* Having any neurological, rheumatological, cardiac problems
* Having a psychiatric illness
* Having any communication problems

Primary outcomes:
measure: The International Physical Activity Questionnaires (IPAQ)
timeFrame: 3 months, July 2022 - September 2022
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Mental Toughness Questionnaire in Sports
timeFrame: 4 months, September 2022 - December 2022
measure: Sport Imagery Questionaire
timeFrame: 4 months, September 2022 - December 2022
Other outcomes:
measure: The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI)
timeFrame: 4 months, September 2022 - December 2022
measure: The Perceived Stress Scale (PSS)
timeFrame: 4 months, September 2022 - December 2022
Locations:
city: İstanbul
country: Turkey
facility: Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa
Study officials:
affiliation: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
name: Ayşe Zengin Alpozgen, PhD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
name: Gulfidan Tokgoz, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
name: Sahra Şirvan Can, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
name: Doğukan Tongar, MsC
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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