A Study on the Effect of a Voice-based AI Coaching App on Anxiety Reduction in Elite Athletes

Development and Validation of a Conversational AI Coaching Agent for Anxiety Reduction in Elite Athletes

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0012076

Enrollment

Registered

2026-06-05

Start date

2026-06-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-08

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : [Experimental group: Voice-based AI coaching app] Participants use a voice-based AI coaching application installed on their own smartphone. The app analyzes the user's real-time speech to

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Adults aged 19 years or older 2) Registered with the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee as an elite athlete (national team, reserve team, professional, corporate, or university affiliated) with regular training and competitive schedules 3) Able to use one's own smartphone proficiently and to participate faithfully in the 4-week voice-based AI coaching intervention and online surveys via a mobile app 4) Normal cognition, able to understand the study explanation and provide voluntary online electronic consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Under 19 years of age 2) Unable to understand the study explanation or to provide voluntary consent 3) Currently taking psychotropic medication (e.g., antidepressants, anxiolytics) after being diagnosed within the past 6 months by a psychiatrist with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, or severe generalized anxiety disorder 4) Severe visual, auditory, or speech impairment precluding smooth voice communication and on-screen interaction via the smartphone app 5) Duplicate participation in the same study 6) Intentional false responses or serious violation of study procedures 7) Others judged by the principal investigator, on medical and ethical grounds, to be at risk of physical or psychological harm from the intervention

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change in Competitive State Anxiety Inventory-2 (CSAI-2) score — 27 items; cognitive anxiety, somatic anxiety, and state self-confidence, 9 items each	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Change in Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) score;Change in Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) score;Change in Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) score;Change in WHO-5 Well-Being Index score;Change in 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12) score;System Usability Scale (SUS) score	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYoun Bo-Young

Daejeon University

jmyoun07@daum.net+82-42-280-2062

Outcome results