Effects of Pain Neuroscience Education Using an Infographic in Basketball Elite Athletes

May 16, 2022 updated by: Alejandro Luque-Suarez, University of Malaga

Exploring the Effect of a Brief Pain Education Intervention on Elite Athletes: Randomized Pilot Trial

The objective of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of a brief educational intervention supported by an infographic versus that supported by PowerPoint on the understanding of pain in elite athletes.

Secondary objective: to analyze whether a greater understanding of pain has effects on the intensity, extent and characteristics of pain experienced in the year after the intervention.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

11

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Spain
      • Malaga, Spain
        • Mar Flores Cortes

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Male

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Elite athletes over 18 years of age from the ACB Unicaja Basketball team during years 2021-2022

Exclusion Criteria:

-

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: DOUBLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Powerpoint group
In the control group, there will be a face-to-face intervention of 15 minutes of education on pain explained by Verbal form with supporting Powerpoint presentation. The educational intervention will be carried out by one of the Unicaja Baloncesto Physiotherapists (research assistant), previously instructed by the research team.
Behavioral: Powerpoint
Key themes related to pain and injury in elite players based on previous studies presented using a Powerpoint
EXPERIMENTAL: Infographic group
In the intervention group, the same pain education will be carried out, explained verbally but with the support of an infographic instead of a Powerpoint. The educational intervention will be carried out by one of the Unicaja Baloncesto Physiotherapists (research assistant), previously instructed by the research team.
Behavioral: Infographic
Key themes related to pain and injury in elite players based on previous studies presented using an A3 infographic

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
intensity, extent and characteristics of pain
Time Frame: 1 year follow up
PainDETECT questionnaire (self-reported)
1 year follow up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Understanding of pain
Time Frame: baseline and immediately after the intervention
Pain Neurophysiology Questionnaire (self-reported)
baseline and immediately after the intervention

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Sociodemographic variables (age, gender, country of origin, height, weight)
Time Frame: baseline
single questions
baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Malaga

Investigators

  • Study Director: Alejandro Luque-Suarez, University of Malaga

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start (ACTUAL)

January 15, 2022

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

April 30, 2022

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

May 1, 2022

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 31, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 31, 2021

First Posted (ACTUAL)

September 8, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

May 20, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 16, 2022

Last Verified

May 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • Infographic in elite athletes

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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