An Investigation Of Kinesiophobia in Volleyball Players, With A Focus On Gender-Based Differences

NCT05795426 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Volleyball Players
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 52
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Kinesiophobia is a form of behavior that includes fear and anxiety in which the person tends to stay away from the movement. . In the future, this may lead to a decrease in muscle strength and condition, leading to loss or decrease in physical adequacy, avoidance of exercise and, accordingly, psychological problems. Kinesiophobia also negatively affects the success of the treatment process in athletes or normal patients.

Conditions

Volleyball Player

Keywords

Kinesiophobia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale:

  Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale; movement is a 17-item scale developed to measure the fear of re-injury. The scale includes parameters of injury/re-injury and fear-avoidance in work-related activities. A 4-point Likert scoring (1=I strongly disagree, 4=I totally agree) is used in the scale. After reversing items 4, 8, 12 and 16, a total score is calculated. The person gets a total score between 17-68. A high score on the scale indicates a high level of kinesiophobia.

  one day

• Fatigue Severity Scale

  Fatigue severity scale; It consists of 9 questions and questions the effects of one's fatigue on daily life. Each question has a score between 0 and 7. During the calculation, the arithmetic average of the total score is taken.A high score on the scale indicates a high level of fatique

  one day

• Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scale

  The survey assesses the person's sleep quality over the past month. It consists of a total of 24 questions, 19 of which are filled in by the person filling out the questionnaire, and 5 of them are filled by the participant's roommate or bed partner if they have a bed partner. While calculating the index, the questions answered by the spouse and friend of the person are not included in the calculation. In the scoring of the index; There are 7 components: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency (latency), sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, use of sleeping pills, and daytime dysfunction. A high score on the scale indicates a high level of slepp problems.

  one day

Study Arms (2)

Female volleyball players

Female volleyball players were included in the first group.

Male volleyball players

Male volleyball players are included in the second group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 25 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: male
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Amateur volleyball players will be included in the study. Individuals who will participate in the study will be reached via social media, whatsapp and message. A questionnaire will be sent to the participants via the Google search engine and they will be asked to fill it out.

You may qualify if:

• Being between the ages of 18-30
• Taking part in Amateur Volleyball clubs

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals under the age of 18
• Individuals who have had a surgical procedure in the last six months
• Use of NSAIDs and similar disease-modifying drugs (Diaserein, Glucosamine, etc.) in the last month.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Istanbul Medipol University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Bahçeşehir University

Istanbul, Istanbul Avrupa Kitasi, 34353, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Watanabe K, Koshino Y, Kawahara D, Akimoto M, Mishina M, Nakagawa K, Ishida T, Kasahara S, Samukawa M, Tohyama H. Kinesiophobia, self-reported ankle function, and sex are associated with perceived ankle instability in college club sports athletes with chronic ankle instability. Phys Ther Sport. 2023 May;61:45-50. doi: 10.1016/j.ptsp.2023.02.008. Epub 2023 Feb 26.

  PMID: 36871492 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Kinesiophobia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Phobic Disorders; Anxiety Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 21, 2023
• First Posted: April 3, 2023
• Study Start: February 28, 2025
• Primary Completion: March 6, 2025
• Study Completion: September 20, 2025
• Last Updated: November 17, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Locations

TU (1)