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

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

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05037786

Enrollment

Registered

2021-09-08

Start date

2022-01-15

Completion date

2022-05-01

Last updated

2022-05-20

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Conditions

Elite Basketball Athletes

Brief summary

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.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALInfographic

Key themes related to pain and injury in elite players based on previous studies presented using an A3 infographic

BEHAVIORALPowerpoint

Key themes related to pain and injury in elite players based on previous studies presented using a Powerpoint

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

DOUBLE (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)

Intervention model description

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. 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.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

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

Secondary

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

Other

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

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026