U.S., May 14 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07583368) titled 'Chronic Pain, Emotions and Professional Football' on March 11.
Brief Summary: Chronic pain is influenced by biological, psychological, and social factors, including emotions and environmental context. Prior research demonstrates that emotional states and psychosocial processes such as depression, fear-avoidance, and catastrophizing significantly shape the pain experience. Professional sports fandom is known to influence emotional well-being, but its relationship to chronic pain has not yet been examined. This longitudinal observational study aims to evaluate whether weekly performance outcomes of participants' favorite U.S. professio...