Comparison of Technology-assisted and Face-to-face Assessment in Patients With Low Back Pain

NCT06405802 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2022/142
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Although the concepts of telemedicine and tele-rehabilitation have been frequently emphasized in recent years, the evaluation part remains inadequate. There is no study investigating remote technology-based balance, mobility and strength assessments in patients with low back pain. Therefore, the aim of the study is; It is the examination of face-to-face and technology-based remote balance, mobility and strength assessment in patients with low back pain.

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Keywords

tele-evaluation; Low Back Pain; Face to face evaluation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Oswestry disability index

  The Oswestry Disability Questionnaire is a self-assessment tool that allows patients to assess the various constraints encountered during their daily activities. Utilizing a comprehensive scoring system ranging from 0 to 100, higher scores on the questionnaire indicate a heightened level of disability.

  An evaluation was made once at the beginning of the research.

• Timed-up and go test

  Simmonds et al. (1998) researched to ascertain the reliability of this test in swiftly and practically demonstrating functional status among patients with low back pain. The assessment involves the patient transitioning from seated to standing, traversing a 3-meter-long path, executing a turn, and returning to a seated posture. The duration of this performance is meticulously recorded

  An evaluation was made once at the beginning of the research.

• Single Leg Stance Test

  This examination, focused on assessing balance and static standing capacity, also offers insights into individuals' susceptibility to falls. During the evaluation process, participants were instructed to elevate their foot on their unaffected side and sustain this position for as long as possible. The termination of the test was determined by either contact of the free leg with the ground or a notable increase in arm oscillations

  An evaluation was made once at the beginning of the research.

• Thirty Second Chair Stand Test

  The Thirty Second Chair Stand Test is a validated and reliable assessment modality to gauge lower extremity strength (7). During the administration of this test, participants were tasked with repeatedly rising from and sitting back down on a chair within a 30-second timeframe, with the total number of repetitions recorded. A chair with a standardized sitting height of 43 cm was utilized for the assessments, and for safety precautions, it was positioned against a wall.

  An evaluation was made once at the beginning of the research.

Study Arms (2)

Tele-evulation

EXPERIMENTAL

Face-to-face tests will be recorded by video and re-evaluation will be made over the video by another person who has not performed the tests. During technology-based remote evaluations, the evaluator will monitor the tests simultaneously via video. During technology-based remote evaluations, video recording will be made and a re-evaluation will be made over the video by another person who has not performed the tests.

Other: Tele-evaluation

Face-to face evulation

EXPERIMENTAL

Face-to-face applications were carried out with individuals with low back pain who came to Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital and volunteered to participate in the study.

Other: Tele-evaluation

Interventions

Tele-evaluation OTHER

Evaluations will be carried out in two different environments: face-to-face in the clinic and remotely using technology. Face-to-face applications and remote evaluations using technology will be repeated once. Face-to-face applications will be made to individuals with low back pain who come to Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital and volunteer to participate in the study. Then, patients will be video-called at home, asked to perform the tests twice as taught, and recorded as a video.

Also known as: Face to face evaluation

Face-to face evulation; Tele-evulation

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Those over the age of 18
• People who can read and write
• Patients who have not undergone surgery
• Those whose body mass index is less than 30 m2/kg
• Volunteering to participate in the study

You may not qualify if:

• Patients who underwent surgery due to disc herniation
• Having any spinal pathology
• Having an uncontrolled neurological and metabolic disease
• Having a spinal deformity such as scoliosis or kyphosis
• Those with serious orthopedic, vascular, neurological or psychiatric problems that affect balance

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Izmir Katip Celebi University: lead
• Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital: collaborator
• Dokuz Eylul University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Izmir Kâtip Çelebi University Vocational School of Health Services

Izmir, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Low Back Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Back Pain; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Muhammed Zahid Uz, Master

  Izmir Katip Çelebi University

  STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: INVESTIGATOR
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Lecturer

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 4, 2024
• First Posted: May 8, 2024
• Study Start: August 10, 2022
• Primary Completion: January 15, 2024
• Study Completion: March 10, 2024
• Last Updated: May 10, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)