CompletedNot Applicable

Pain Neuroscience Education for the Management of Chronic Pain in Elite Volleyball Players With Chronic Shoulder Pain

Turkey (Türkiye)40 participantsStarted 2025-12-03

Plain-language summary

This randomized controlled study investigated the effects of pain neuroscience education (PNE) on pain intensity, pain knowledge, and pain catastrophizing in elite volleyball players with chronic shoulder pain. Participants were assigned to either a PNE group or a control group, both continuing regular sports training, while the PNE group additionally received six weeks of structured education sessions.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Being an elite volleyball player actively competing in a professional club * Experiencing shoulder and/or arm pain for at least three months * Providing voluntary informed consent to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Participating in volleyball at an amateur level * Presence of pain in regions other than the shoulder and arm * History of cancer or pregnancy * Pain originating from neurological, cardiogenic, or rheumatological conditions * Failure to complete the pain neuroscience education (PNE) program

What they're measuring

Visual analog scale

Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks"

Revised Pain Neurophysiology Questionnaire (R-PNQ)

Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks

Pain Catastrophizing Scale (PCS)

Timeframe: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 weeks

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07393347

SponsorPamukkale University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-01-15

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