Effects of a Mindfulness Programme on Competitive Athletes With Physical Disabilities

Chronic Pain Clinical Trial

Official title: Effects of the Mindfulness Sport Performance Enhancement Programme on Competitive Athletes With Physical Disabilities.

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

Pain affects the athlete's sporting career directly or indirectly. Directly, the injury affects other areas of the body causing a physical decompensation in the athlete and this affects the correct execution of the sporting technique, or how technical gestures can cause pain. Indirectly, through the psychological consequences of pain that generate a series of negative consequences and feelings. Some studies suggest that psychological skills are an important tool for pain management. For that reason, a mindfulness intervention programme would be a useful tool for manage pain in this population.

Clinical Trial Description

The study hypothesised that the Mindfulness Sports Performance Enhancement (MSPE) programme adapted for this population, was more effective than mindfulness-based relaxation training as a treatment for chronic pain and associated emotional disturbances in Para athletes with physical disabilities, and that it contributes more to modifying psychological variables that have been shown to be related to or have modulatory value in the experience of chronic pain. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Athletic Injuries
• Chronic Pain
• Physical Disability

• NCT number: NCT06184217
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Universidad Politecnica de Madrid
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: November 16, 2022
• Completion date: May 17, 2023