Mental health in elite athletes with and without disability

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00034439

Enrollment

Registered

2025-03-06

Start date

2025-02-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Mental and physical health problems

Interventions

Group 1: Elite athletes with and without disabilities complete the following online questionnaires at the start of the study: The Oslo Sport Trauma Research Centre Questionnaire on Health Problems (OS

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Elite athlete with participation in international competitions. Membership of a squad in their sport. Good knowledge of German and/or English.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: None

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Test-retest reliability of the Sports Mental Health Assessment Tool (SMHAT-1) and Patient Health Questionnaire-4 (PHQ-4) in the cohort of elite athletes with and without disabilities.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Changes in mental health (SMHAT-1, K10, PHQ-4, GHQ-12) and physical health problems (OSTRC-H2) are analysed using a multivariate analysis of variance (MANOVA) and compared between elite athletes with and without disabilities.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnja Hirschmüller

Universitätsklinikum Freiburg

anja.hirschmueller@uniklinik-freiburg.de+49 761 2700

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026