Investigation of Palpation Pressure Sensitivity

NCT06264648 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: AIBU-FTR-OOP-04
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 63
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study is planned for searching physiotherapists palpation abilities. There were 2 groups of physiotherapists. They were asked for to push target pressures. After making some exercise, the assesment was done again.

Conditions

Sensitivity Training Groups

Keywords

Palpation; Manual therapy; Pressure

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Measurement Palpation Pressure with Digital Scale

  The digital scale will used to assess the palpation pressure of participants. This digital scale is designed for a measurement range of 1-10.000 gr. Palpation pressures will measure at baseline and after education to see whether any changes.

  baseline

• Measurement Palpation Pressure with Digital Scale

  The digital scale will used to assess the palpation pressure of participants. This digital scale is designed for a measurement range of 1-10.000 gr. Palpation pressures will measure at baseline and after education to see whether any changes.

  10 minute after pressure sensitivity education

Study Arms (2)

Manual Therapy using group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group includes physiotherapists that using manual therapy techniques.

Other: Pressure sensitivity education

Non Manual Therapy using

EXPERIMENTAL

This group includes physiotherapists using different techniques during working, not manual therapy

Other: Pressure sensitivity education

Interventions

Pressure sensitivity education OTHER

Therapists were asked to apply pressure to the scale with estimated weights of 0.5 kg, 1 kg, 2 kg and 4 kg. In each measurement, the value shown on the scale was recorded without being shown to the participant.After the measurements, the participants were made to experiment when the digital screen can be seen, in order to teach the physiotherapists how much pressure they applied to reach the target weight. Participants were given a total of 10 minutes for the trials. Then, the digital screen was hidden again, and the therapist was asked to apply 0.5 kg, 1 kg, 2 kg and 4 kg weight in a randomized order and maintain this pressure for 5 seconds. The weight fixed by the therapist for 5 seconds was noted by the researcher; the participant was not informed about the values on the digital screen.

Manual Therapy using group; Non Manual Therapy using

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 22 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Willing to participate,
• Active working patients as a physiotherapists pediatric, neurologic, orthopedic physiotherapy, manual therapy or osteopathy.

You may not qualify if:

• Having a neurological disease (multiple sclerosis, polyneuropathy, etc.) -Having a disease that may cause neurological deficit in the upper extremity (cervical myelopathy, carpal tunnel syndrome, pronator teres syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, ---
• Guyon canal syndrome)
• Refuse to participate

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Abant Izzet Baysal University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of Health Sciences Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University

Bolu, 14300, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Officials

• Ömer Osman Pala, Assoc. Prof

  Abant Izzet Baysal University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associated Professor Doctor

Model Details: 2 groups of physiotherapists with different fields of experience were attended to study.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 14, 2023
• First Posted: February 20, 2024
• Study Start: May 3, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 16, 2023
• Study Completion: October 20, 2023
• Last Updated: February 20, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)