Pain in Competitive Athletes With Physical Disabilities: Techniques, Support and Perceived Difficulties

NCT05639842 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UPMadrid.
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 413
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Pain in physically disabled athletes affects the sporting career directly or indirectly through psychological consequences. Numerous studies address psychological skills in able-bodied athletes and in able-bodied athletes they are scarce.This information is part of a research project aimed at finding resources to help athletes in their pain management.

Conditions

Pain; Athletes; Physical Disability

Keywords

Athlete; Physical disability; Chronic pain; Psychological models

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Cross-sectional surveys

  An ad-hoc questionnaire was developed with questions that sought to respond to the specific objectives of this study, taking into consideration the information obtained in the previous qualitative study. The questionnaire consisted of 74 questions, 68 closed multiple-choice and 6 open-ended, organised into six sections: characteristics of the athlete, how pain affects their sporting career, tolerance and acceptance of pain, techniques and strategies for managing pain, social support for pain management and finally difficulties in pain management. A Likert scale from 1 (very infrequently) to 5 (very often) was used.Depending on the interpretation of the questions asked in each section, higher scores mean a better or worse result.

  5 months

Interventions

Pain in competitive athletes with physical disabilities. Techniques for its management, support received and perceived difficulties. OTHER

A total of 413 athletes with physical disabilities participated in the study, 157 Spanish athletes and 260 Latin American athletes. The athletes were contacted through different sports federations, Paralympic Committees and sports teams of people with disabilities.For the distribution of the questionnaire, the researcher made an initial telephone contact with the Spanish Paralympic Committee and the Spanish Sports Federation for People with Physical Disabilities, to explain the objectives of the study and ask for their collaboration in the dissemination. Subsequently, the information was officially sent to them by email.

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 15 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

A total of 413 participants were interviewed on a voluntary basis. Spanish and Latin American nationality.

You may qualify if:

• Athletes:
• Competitive athletes.
• Physical disability.
• Age without criteria.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universidad Politecnica de Madrid: lead

Study Sites (1)

Sandra Constantino Murillo

Madrid, 28410, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain; Chronic Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Sandra Constantino Murillo

  Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: OTHER
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 21, 2022
• First Posted: December 6, 2022
• Study Start: December 9, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 9, 2021
• Study Completion: April 17, 2022
• Last Updated: December 6, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)