Binaural Beats Stimulation on the Autonomic Nervous System (ANS), Kinesiophobia and Fitness Levels in Professional Athletes With Musculoskeletal (MSK) Injuries

Summary

The purpose of the current study is to investigate the effectiveness of binaural beat stimulation on the autonomic nervous system (ANS), taking into account kinesiophobia related to reinjury and fitness levels in professional athletes with musculoskeletal injuries. The study hypothesis is that binaural beats will have beneficial effects by reducing ANS activity, primarily through modulation of parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) activity, as well as by reducing kinesiophobia related to reinjury and enhancing fitness levels in this population.

Researchers will compare binaural beat stimulation to a placebo condition and to a condition without binaural beats in order to evaluate and compare the effects of those three conditions on psychological and physiological parameters in professional athletes with musculoskeletal injuries.

Participants will:

* Receive receive music intervention either with binaural beat stimulation or placebo or music without binaural beats before their training sessions and competitions for a period of four weeks.
* Maintain a diary to document each session of the music-based intervention.

Conditions

• Kinesiophobia (Fear of Movement)
• Musculoskeletal Injuries

Interventions

DEVICE

Auditory stimulation with binaural beats and guidance

The music track will provide auditory stimulation using binaural beats at low beta frequencies (12-15 Hz) accompanied by guided instructions over a low-tempo musical background with a gradual increase in rhythm toward the end of the track.

DEVICE

Auditory stimulation without binaural beats

The music track will provide auditory stimulation without the use binaural beats (12-15 Hz). It will consist solely of guided instructions delivered over a low-tempo musical background with a gradual increase in rhythm toward the end of the track.

DEVICE

Auditory stimulation with background music

Auditory stimulation will be delivered exclusively via background music, without the incorporation of binaural beats or guided verbal instructions.

OTHER

Auditory stimulation general characteristics

* Each participant will receive the music track during the pre-training/ pre- competition as a part of the warmup using audible manner * All music tracks will employ the same background music, standardized across sessions with identical characteristics, including tempo, frequency, and other acoustic parameters, to ensure consistency throughout the intervention. * Questionnaires are going to be used to evaluate kinesiophobia, sport anxiety, competitions and pain beliefs and perceptions pre and post the music intervention for all participants.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Attiko Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (NKUA) Medical School

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of West Attica

  lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

TRIPLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

25 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2026-02-28

Primary Completion

2027-06-30

Completion

2027-06-30