How do Pilates Trained Physiotherapists Utilise and Value Pilates Exercise for MSK Conditions: A Qualitative Study

NCT04021004 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Ref HSR1617-150
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A self-designed qualitative questionnaire survey was used to investigate opinions and views among thirty Physiotherapists practising in the UK, who had undertaken formal training in Pilates exercise therapy to treat people with MSK conditions.

Conditions

MSK Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Survey Questionnaire

  Self-designed electronic survey to capture Physiotherapists opinions and views. The survey was comprised of both multiple choice selections, and open-ended questions in order to allow free text input and generate narrative for thematic analysis. No scale questions were utilised in this questionnaire.

  5 months

Interventions

Survey Questionnaire OTHER

Survey Questionnaire

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

UK Physiotherapists who have completed formal Pilates instruction training

You may qualify if:

• To participate in the study and complete the survey, it was specified that participants needed to:
• Have undertaken some form of formal Pilates instruction training, such as the Matwork Foundation Pilates courses with the APPI (Australian Physiotherapy and Pilates Institute) or BCP (Body Control Pilates, 2018). Physiotherapists did not have to be a fully certified instructor to participate in the study, however, they must have completed a minimum of one formal Pilates Instruction course. Participants were required to specify this in the demographics section of the survey.
• Be registered with the HCPC (Health and Care Professions council) to currently practice as a Physiotherapist without restriction in the UK. The reasoning for only surveying Physiotherapists is in keeping with the rationale of previous studies (Wells et al., 2014; Allen, 2014; Brennan and French, 2008). Who have advocated that including only Physiotherapists with formal Pilates training guarantees similar standards of practice of participants, as standards and qualification level may vary otherwise. Additionally, extending the survey to other practioners would make further comparisons challenging through data analysis.
• Be computer literate, have e-mail access, time to commit to completion of the survey, and ability to understand written English language.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Salford: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Salford

Manchester, M6 6PU, United Kingdom

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Cuddy P, Gaskell L. "How do Pilates Trained Physiotherapists utilize and value Pilates Exercise for MSK conditions? A Qualitative Study". Musculoskeletal Care. 2020 Sep;18(3):315-329. doi: 10.1002/msc.1463. Epub 2020 Apr 6.

  PMID: 32250561 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Officials

• Lynne Gaskell, MSc

  University of Salford

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Postgraduate Student of Masters In Advanced Physiotherapy

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 12, 2019
• First Posted: July 16, 2019
• Study Start: April 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: June 15, 2019
• Study Completion: June 15, 2019
• Last Updated: October 10, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

GB (1)