Brief Structured Team Reflection Embedded in Elite Underwater Rugby Training
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Usual elite underwater rugby training.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Sports, Psychosocial, Cohesion, Social. Basic parameters: from 18 years · Male.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Colombia
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Brief Structured Team Reflection Embedded in Elite Underwater Rugby Training: a 12-week Longitudinal Evaluation of Cohesion, Psychological Safety, Peer Trust, and Team Identification
Overview
This study evaluates whether a brief, structured team reflection programme embedded within routine elite underwater rugby training is associated with longitudinal change in key psychosocial team over 6 weeks and assessed at baseline (T0), mid-intervention (week 3; T1) and post-intervention (week 6; T2). Outcomes include team cohesion, psychological safety, peer trust and team identification measured via validated questionnaires.
Detailed description
A standardised set of short reflection components is embedded into the squad's training microcycle over 6 weeks. Sessions occur twice weekly immediately post-training (before athletes 15 minutes. The protocol includes 16 sessions distributed across five components (internal-state check-in, specific recognition, structured micro-reflection on team functioning, collective identity reinforcement, and one controlled vulnerability session), all implemented under a strict "share-only" rule to preserve psychological safety (no interruptions, cross-talk, evaluation or rebuttal). Facilitation is shared between a staff member and a rotating athlete leader. Fidelity and dose are monitored via a brief session log (delivery, minutes, facilitator, attendance, prompt completion, adherence to share-only rule). Objective sport performance outcomes are not collected; training availability and injury/illness status are recorded descriptively to contextualise exposure.
Interventions
- Behavioral Usual elite underwater rugby training
Ongoing routine team training delivered during the 6-week study period according to the team's normal training plan (e.g., in-water technical/tactical practice and dry-land conditioning as typically scheduled). Training content is not modified for research purposes. Training attendance and any major deviations (e.g., cancellations, unusual loads) are recorded as part of routine monitoring.
Primary outcome measures
- Team Cohesion (GEQ-12 short form) [Time frame: Baseline (T0, pre-intervention; up to 5 minutes), Week 3 (T1; up to 5 minutes), and Week 6 (T2, post-intervention; up to 5 minutes)]
Secondary outcome measures (3)
- Psychological Safety (Edmondson 7-item Team Psychological Safety scale) [Time frame: Baseline (T0, pre-intervention; up to 5 minutes), Week 3 (T1; up to 5 minutes), and Week 6 (T2, post-intervention; up to 5 minutes)]
- Peer Trust (HERO horizontal trust, 4-item team-referent measure) [Time frame: Baseline (T0, pre-intervention; up to 5 minutes), Week 3 (T1; up to 5 minutes), and Week 6 (T2, post-intervention; up to 5 minutes)]
- Team Identification (6-item team-referent identification scale) [Time frame: Baseline (T0, pre-intervention; up to 5 minutes), Week 3 (T1; up to 5 minutes), and Week 6 (T2, post-intervention; up to 5 minutes)]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Male elite underwater rugby athletes aged 18 years or older.
- Officially rostered in the squad and training regularly (minimum 2 sessions per week).
- Able to complete Spanish-language questionnaires.
- Willing to participate and provide written informed consent.
- Available to complete assessments at baseline (T0), week 3 (T1), and week 6 (T2).
Exclusion criteria
- Unable to complete the questionnaires reliably (e.g., language/comprehension barriers).
- Anticipated prolonged absence during the 6-week period that would prevent meaningful exposure to the intervention and/or completion of follow-up assessments.
- Declines participation or does not provide informed consent.
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- N/A
- Model
- Single group
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Other
Study locations
Colombia · 1 center
- Tecnológico de Antioquia — Guarne
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07448012 · BSTR-UWR