Investigating the Development, Validity, and Reliability of the Avoidance of Sports Activities Photo Scale

Launched by HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY · Feb 15, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a new questionnaire called the Avoidance of Sports Activities Photo Scale. This scale is designed to help understand how shoulder pain affects athletes who participate in sports that require overhead movements, like volleyball or swimming. By using pictures of different sports activities, the researchers hope to make it easier for athletes to express which activities they find difficult or painful because of their shoulder issues. This information can help improve treatments and support for athletes dealing with shoulder pain.

To participate in this study, you need to be a male or female athlete aged 18-35 who has been actively involved in overhead sports for at least three years and has experienced shoulder pain recently or in the past. You'll be asked to share your experiences related to your shoulder pain and how it impacts your ability to play sports. This study is currently looking for volunteers, and it aims to provide valuable insights that could help athletes in the future.

Gender

ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Male and female athletes aged between 18-35,
• • Engaged professionally in sports involving overhead activities for at least 3 years (volleyball, basketball, swimming, badminton, water polo, tennis, American football, handball, etc.),
• • Actively participating in competitions for at least 1 year,
• • Experiencing current traumatic or non-traumatic pain, or having a history of shoulder pain, or having chronic shoulder pain,
• • Native Turkish speakers.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Neurological and/or rheumatological disease,
• • Active local or systemic infection,
• • History of cancer,
• • Severe visual impairment.