Pain in Competitive Athletes With Physical Disabilities and Techniques for Its Management

NCT ID: NCT05647031

Last Updated: 2022-12-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 21 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-12-18
• Study Completion Date: 2021-01-28

Brief Summary

There are psychosocial factors that affect pain, and therefore, psychological intervention techniques have been added to its usual pharmacological and physiotherapeutic treatment. Despite the abundant evidence that addresses psychosocial factors as clear mediators in the perception of pain, the use of psychological techniques for pain management in competitive athletes, and more especially in competitive athletes with physical disabilities, is scarce. The purpose of this study was to ascertain the perception of high-level competitive athletes with physical disability and sports agents (coaches, physiotherapists and psychologists).

Detailed Description

Qualitative study with in-depth interviews to find out the perception of sports agents (coaches, physiotherapists and psychologists) and athletes on how pain can affect the development of the sports career and to determine what techniques are known and/or implemented by sports agents (coaches, physiotherapists and psychologists) and athletes to manage pain.

Conditions

Athletic Injuries; Physical Disability; Chronic Pain

Keywords

Athlete; Physical disability; Competition; Chronic pain; Psychological models

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: OTHER

Study Groups

20 participants were interviewed on a voluntary basis

A total of 20 participants were interviewed on a voluntary basis (7 competitive athletes with 17 physical disabilities, 4 physiotherapists, 5 coaches and 4 psychologists)

Qualitative study. Pain in competitive athletes with physical disabilities and techniques for its management.

Intervention Type: OTHER

This study used a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive methodology, with a semi-structured interview technique. The purpose was to respond to the specific objectives set out in this research from the perspective of competitive athletes and sports agents (physiotherapist, coach and psychologist). The thematic cores that served as a script for the interview were for the athletes and sports agents 1) sporting characteristics of the professionals; 2) perception of how pain affects this type of athlete and what repercussions it has on the development of their sporting career, and 3) knowledge of techniques and/or strategies for pain management (athlete, coach and psychologist).

The interviews were conducted via skype. After transcription of all the interviews, validation by the interviewees was applied for the reliability of the research. Two types of triangulation were applied to ensure the quality of the data.

Interventions

Qualitative study. Pain in competitive athletes with physical disabilities and techniques for its management.

This study used a qualitative, exploratory and descriptive methodology, with a semi-structured interview technique. The purpose was to respond to the specific objectives set out in this research from the perspective of competitive athletes and sports agents (physiotherapist, coach and psychologist). The thematic cores that served as a script for the interview were for the athletes and sports agents 1) sporting characteristics of the professionals; 2) perception of how pain affects this type of athlete and what repercussions it has on the development of their sporting career, and 3) knowledge of techniques and/or strategies for pain management (athlete, coach and psychologist).

The interviews were conducted via skype. After transcription of all the interviews, validation by the interviewees was applied for the reliability of the research. Two types of triangulation were applied to ensure the quality of the data.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

For the athlete:

• Physical disability.
• Participate in high performance competition
• Aged between 15 and 55 years old;

For the sports agents:

• To exercise their profession with high performance athletes with physical disabilities

Exclusion Criteria

• Not meeting the above requirements

• Minimum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 55 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Sandra Constantino Murillo

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

María I. Barriopedro, PhD in Psychology

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

Locations

Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

Madrid, , Spain

Countries

Spain

Other Identifiers

UPMadrid

Identifier Type: -

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