Mental Fatigue
Conditions
Interventions
This is a four-arm study
therefore, the interventions will involve the use of Caffeine or placebo, as well as the application of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and placebo, which will be conducted separately. Partici
then, the device is turned off. Additionally, a light remains on to prevent athletes from identifying the condition, thus they will be blinded. All 16 athletes will go through all conditions in a cros
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Sponsors
Yago Pessoa da Costa
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Male
Age
No minimum to 22 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Training beach volleyball for at least two years; compete on the regional circuit; have competed in the previous year on the national circuit; be at least 22 years old; male
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Withdraw from the research for any reason; sustain an injury during the research; fail to comply with recommended procedures
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The interventions, Caffeine and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, are expected to attenuate the perception of mental fatigue and the reduction in performance on the Stroop task caused by social media;As a result of reducing the negative effect of social media use, better performance in decision-making in the beach volleyball attack is expected. This improvement will be evaluated later through recorded videos of the games. A detailed analysis of the decisions will be carried out | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| No secondary outcomes are expected | — |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Public ContactYago da Costa
Universidade Federal da Paraíba
Outcome results
None listed