Online Physical Therapy Management for Physiotherapists to Cope Psychological Distress During Covid-19 Pandemic

NCT04959708 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PHYSFORPHYS
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project is aimed at physiotherapists and physiotherapy students who have been psychologically affected during the COVID 19 pandemic. The objective of the approach is to generate a free intervention programme in virtual modality, from the approach of physiotherapy in mental health, which would help them to alleviate the negative effects of the pandemic, offer them coping tools and collaborate to improve their state of well-being.

Conditions

Psychological Distress

Keywords

physical therapy; Covid-19; anxiety; depression; body awareness

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Scale Body Connection

  The scale consists of 20 items scored on a Likert scale ranging from 0 ("not at all") to 4 ("all the time"). It includes two independent factors (r=-.08). The first factor is Body Awareness, which assesses conscious attention to sensory cues that indicate the state of the body (e.g., tension, nervousness, relaxation). The second factor, bodily dissociation, measures bodily connection to or detachment from emotional experiences. The internal consistency of both factors was considered suitable on the basis of a Cronbach's α of 0.83 for BA (12 items) and 0.78 for BD (8 items)

  Baseline and up to 12 weeks and 1 year

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Depression anxiety and stress scale

  Baseline and up to 12 weeks and 1 year

• Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale

  Baseline and up to 12 weeks and 1 year

Study Arms (2)

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants in the control group will have the same exposure in time as the intervention group and will be asked to maintain their lifestyle during the whole study and to refrain from starting any new regular physical activity. In case they can not maintain the same lifestyle during the study period, they will be asked to inform the researchers at any of the assessments.

Other: Insula treatment

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention group will consist of the Ínsula method. Insula method will be developed twice a week for 12 weeks online form through videoconference platform. The intervention will consist of twelve individual treatments. Insula method consists of the facilitation and activation of self-regulation resources, relational regulation through breathing, movement, contact, sensory stimulation and posture

Other: Insula treatment

Interventions

Insula treatment OTHER

he intervention will consist of twelve individual treatments. Insula method consists of the facilitation and activation of self-regulation resources, relational regulation through breathing, movement, contact, sensory stimulation and posture

Control group; Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• they are physiotherapist with a moderate or severe psychological distress self-perceived regarding COVID-19 pandemic
• age \>18 years
• they can manage to stand from the position of "lying", "sitting", and "standing" without assistance
• they can have smartphone, laptop or device and internet access to follow the intervention

You may not qualify if:

• they could not follow the intervention due to cognitive or physical health

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universitat de Lleida: lead

Study Sites (1)

Cristina Bravo Navarro

Igualada, Barcelona, 08700, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

COVID-19; Anxiety Disorders; Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Pneumonia, Viral; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Infections; Virus Diseases; Coronavirus Infections; Coronaviridae Infections; Nidovirales Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Mental Disorders; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The participants and the therapist will remain unblinded, however, the rest of group researcher will be blinded during the whole study
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Dr

Model Details: A clinical pilot study will be conducted with two controlled and parallel groups.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 7, 2021
• First Posted: July 13, 2021
• Study Start: December 1, 2021
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2021
• Study Completion: March 1, 2022
• Last Updated: May 24, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-05

Locations

ES (1)