Adherence to Exercises for Neck Pain.

NCT06070441 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: CHATBOT_NECK_PAIN
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 49
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This project continuing to study on the effectiveness of a Chatbot in promoting adherence to home physiotherapy treatment for patients, in this case, with cervical musculoskeletal injuries and pain. The use of digital technologies and media is an important option to complement in-person treatment and promote adherence to treatment at home. The research aims to verify whether the use of a Chatbot as a means of communication can produce improvements in patient adherence and clinical results.

Conditions

Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Keywords

Treatment adherence; New technologies; Back pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Adherence

  Record of the number of sessions performed.

  0 weeks, 12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Visual analogue scale (VAS)

  0 weeks, 12 weeks

• Disability

  0 weeks, 12 weeks

• Satisfaction scale with the treatment received

  12 weeks

• Sistem usability scale

  12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

Home exercise assisted with a chatbot

Other: Education; Device: Chatbot

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Home exercise, usual care

Other: Education; Other: Home exercise, usual care

Interventions

Education OTHER

One-week, three sessions in alternate days, outpatient supervised education on how to perform the exercises at home

Control; Experimental

Chatbot DEVICE

12 week- intervention consisting of messages with an explanatory video of each exercise indicating how to do it and how many repetitions to perform

Experimental

Home exercise, usual care OTHER

12 week- intervention. Printed sheets indicating how to exercises and how many repetitions to perform

Control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Over 18 years.
• Diagnosis of cervical pain.
• Indication of treatment through home exercises.
• With a personal smartphone
• Verbally confirms to have installed an instant messaging service or app, and accesses it at least 3 times a week

You may not qualify if:

• No to sign the informed consent.
• Not able to understand, read and write in the Spanish language

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Valencia: lead

Study Sites (1)

David Hernández Guillén

Valencia, 46010, Spain

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Back Pain

Interventions

Educational Status

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Behavior; Behavior; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Socioeconomic Factors; Population Characteristics

Study Officials

• David Hernández-Guillén

  University of Valencia

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: CARE PROVIDER, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Masking Details: The interventor providing the education sessions will be blinded to group allocation The outcome assessor will be blinded to the intervention
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: University teacher, PT, PhD

Model Details: Two arms study, experimental vs control

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 29, 2023
• First Posted: October 6, 2023
• Study Start: November 10, 2023
• Primary Completion: July 10, 2024
• Study Completion: August 10, 2024
• Last Updated: November 8, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

ES (1)