IOBA - Impact on Body Awareness

NCT05004272 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: PMR_IOBA_01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 96
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Due to social isolation and increased stress factors during the COVID-19 pandemic an increase of psychological and psychosomatic complaints in the population can be observed. There is growing evidence of the importance of body awareness (BA) in these complaints. The question arises how BA can be modified through therapeutic measures. The Awareness Body Chart (ABC), an innovative non-verbal tool for investigating subjective body awareness, implemented in clinical practice brings to light astonishing findings of patients' bodily experiences which have not been collected through verbal communication so far. In a randomized controlled study with 96 healthy adults in three groups (massage, gymnastics and control group), the use of the ABC questionnaire and further German questionnaires (Short questionnaire on self-perception of the body, self-rating mood scale - revised) concerning body awareness and well-being should analyse the following hypotheses: Primary hypothesis: There is a difference in the change of BA between the massage group and the control group, and there is a difference in the change of BA between the gymnastics group and the control group. Secondary hypothesis: There is a difference in the change of BA between the massage group and the gymnastics group. Before interventions demographic data and further questionnaires concerning health conditions of the participants (Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire, Short Form Health Survey, Brief Symptom Inventory and additional questions) are administered. Correlations between BA and the results of these tests will be investigated too. All these analyses can provide innovative information about BA and be indicative in the use of physiotherapeutic measures.

Conditions

Perception, Self; Body Image; Self-Assessment

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Awareness Body Chart Questionnaire

  Body charts to fill in with colours according to intensity of body awareness. In sum, 51 body regions to colour with 5 different colour pencils (orange = "I can perceive with much detail", yellow = "I can perceive distinctly", green = "I can perceive", blue = "I can perceive indistinctly", black = "I cannot perceive"). To quantify the information, every region of the body will be coded as an extra item and the data of the colours will be transcribed: orange (= 5), yellow (= 4), green (= 3), blue (= 2), black (= 1). Higher values mean higher intensity of body awareness.

  Before intervention

• Awareness Body Chart Questionnaire

  Body charts to fill in with colours according to intensity of body awareness. In sum, 51 body regions to colour with 5 different colour pencils (orange = "I can perceive with much detail", yellow = "I can perceive distinctly", green = "I can perceive", blue = "I can perceive indistinctly", black = "I cannot perceive"). To quantify the information, every region of the body will be coded as an extra item and the data of the colours will be transcribed: orange (= 5), yellow (= 4), green (= 3), blue (= 2), black (= 1). Higher values mean higher intensity of body awareness.

  Immediately after intervention

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Short questionnaire on self-perception of the body

  Before intervention

• Short questionnaire on self-perception of the body

  Immediately after intervention

• Self-rating mood scale - revised

  Before intervention

• Self-rating mood scale - revised

  Immediately after intervention

Other Outcomes (7)

• Simple Physical Activity Questionnaire

  Before intervention

• Short Form Health Survey (SF-12)

  Before intervention

• Brief Symptom Inventory

  Before intervention

Study Arms (3)

Massage

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Procedure: Massage

Gymnastics

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Procedure: Gymnastics

Lecture

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Other: Lecture

Interventions

Massage PROCEDURE

20-minute manual full-body massage

Massage

Gymnastics PROCEDURE

20-minute moderate body workout

Gymnastics

Lecture OTHER

20-minute lecture on medicinal herbs

Lecture

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Healthy volunteers
• Signing of informed consent by participants and head of the study
• Understanding of German language in order to be able to follow a lecture and complete questionnaires

You may not qualify if:

• Current sick leave
• Pregnancy
• Acute physical or psychological complaints on the day of study participation
• Chronic illnesses / disabilities which make it difficult to participate in a moderate exercise while standing
• Chronic diseases / impairments that make it difficult to lie prone for a massage
• Current illnesses or injuries that are a contraindication for hand massages or gymnastics

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Johannes Kepler University of Linz: lead
• Medical University of Graz: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Kepler University Hospital

Linz, 4020, Austria

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Massage; Gymnastics

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Therapy, Soft Tissue; Musculoskeletal Manipulations; Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation; Exercise; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: BASIC SCIENCE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 2, 2021
• First Posted: August 13, 2021
• Study Start: August 16, 2021
• Primary Completion: September 30, 2021
• Study Completion: September 30, 2021
• Last Updated: December 13, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-12

Locations

AU (1)