Study of self-perceived psychological and emotional well-being of young Paralympic athletes

Do questionnaires on self-perceived psychological and emotional well-being administered to young Paralympic athletes, as compared to disabled people that do not practice agonistic sport, provide evidence of the positive role of agonistic sport?

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN14389453

Enrollment

2400

Registered

2017-06-29

Start date

2017-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Physical disability Musculoskeletal Diseases Physical disability

Interventions

Current Interventions (as of 24/01/2018): Participants include young Paralympic athletes from the European Para-Youth Games 2017, Paralympic Swimming Italian Youth Paralympic Championship 2017, and t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

12 Years to 23 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Current participant inclusion criteria (as of 24/01/2018): Population under examination: 1. Participants in a national and international sport events, the European Para-Youth Games, 9-15 October 2017, Liguria, Italy, the promotional Paralympic Swimming Italian Youth Paralympic Championship, April 29-30, 2017, Fabriano (An), Italy, and the Italian Paralympic Swimming Championship of sport clubs, May 20-21, 2017, Lignano Sabbiadoro (Ud), Italy 2. Age range 12-23 years 3. Both genders Reference population of a similar number of subjects: 1. Young disabled people who do not practice agonistic sport 2. Recruited via clinics in Europe and at events for disabled peoples Previous participant inclusion criteria: Population under examination: 1. Participants in an international event, the European Para-Youth Games, 9-15 October 2017, Liguria, Italy 2. Age range 12-23 years 3. Both genders Reference population of a similar number of subjects: 1. Young disabled people who do not practice agonistic sport 2. Recruited via clinics in Europe and at events for disabled peoples

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Aged under 12 or over 23 years old

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Psychological well-being is measured using the Psychological General Well-Being Index (PGWBI). 2. Emotional well-being is meaured using the Short Form SF-12 index.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Demographics (gender, age range, country, type of disability) are measured using questionnaires. 2. Physical well-being is measured using the Short Form SF-12 index	—

Countries

Albania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026