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

NCT05647031 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2022-12-14

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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).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • María I. Barriopedro, PhD in Psychology · Universidad Politecnica de Madrid

Eligibility

Min Age
15 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-12-18
Primary Completion
2021-01-16
Completion
2021-01-28

Countries

  • Spain

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