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An Investigation of Kinesiophobia in Volleyball Players, With a Focus on Sex-Based Differences

An Investigation of Kinesiophobia in Volleyball Players, With a Focus on Sex-Based Differences

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05795426
Enrollment
52
Registered
2023-04-03
Start date
2025-02-28
Completion date
2025-09-20
Last updated
2026-07-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Volleyball Player

Keywords

Kinesiophobia

Brief summary

Kinesiophobia is a form of behavior that includes fear and anxiety in which the person tends to stay away from the movement. . In the future, this may lead to a decrease in muscle strength and condition, leading to loss or decrease in physical adequacy, avoidance of exercise and, accordingly, psychological problems. Kinesiophobia also negatively affects the success of the treatment process in athletes or normal patients.

Detailed description

In athletes, this situation affects the sports activity that they place at the center of their lives, causing loss of performance and, accordingly, the emergence of psychological problems. Athletes are faced with the deterioration of bone integrity during training or matches according to their branches, or they are injured by structures such as muscles, tendons and ligaments. One of the important criteria in pain, kinesiophobia and exercise is sleep quality. Results such as sleep quality or increased stress level in insomnia and inattention may have an effect on pain or kinesiophobia. The deterioration in sleep quality leads to a decrease in the performance ability of the person, affecting the daily activity, decreasing the energy level and being in a daytime sleepy state. The study results are described in the article, including sex-based comparisons of kinesiophobia, fatigue, and sleep quality among 52 amateur volleyball players, as well as the statistical findings showing higher fatigue in female athletes and significant correlations between kinesiophobia, fatigue, and sleep quality, which together provide a comprehensive evaluation of.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
MALE
Age
18 Years to 25 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Being between the ages of 18-30 * Taking part in Amateur Volleyball clubs

Exclusion criteria

* Individuals under the age of 18 * Individuals who have had a surgical procedure in the last six months * Use of NSAIDs and similar disease-modifying drugs (Diaserein, Glucosamine, etc.) in the last month.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale:one dayTampa Kinesiophobia Scale; movement is a 17-item scale developed to measure the fear of re-injury. The scale includes parameters of injury/re-injury and fear-avoidance in work-related activities. A 4-point Likert scoring (1=I strongly disagree, 4=I totally agree) is used in the scale. After reversing items 4, 8, 12 and 16, a total score is calculated. The person gets a total score between 17-68. A high score on the scale indicates a high level of kinesiophobia.
Fatigue Severity Scaleone dayFatigue severity scale; It consists of 9 questions and questions the effects of one's fatigue on daily life. Each question has a score between 0 and 7. During the calculation, the arithmetic average of the total score is taken.A high score on the scale indicates a high level of fatique
Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Scaleone dayThe survey assesses the person's sleep quality over the past month. It consists of a total of 24 questions, 19 of which are filled in by the person filling out the questionnaire, and 5 of them are filled by the participant's roommate or bed partner if they have a bed partner. While calculating the index, the questions answered by the spouse and friend of the person are not included in the calculation. In the scoring of the index; There are 7 components: subjective sleep quality, sleep latency (latency), sleep duration, habitual sleep efficiency, sleep disturbance, use of sleeping pills, and daytime dysfunction. A high score on the scale indicates a high level of slepp problems.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 15, 2026