The Effect of Telerehabilitation on Pain, Physical and Biopsychosocial Factors in Parent Carers

NCT06518811 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DEU-FTR-IK-03
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 20
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study aimed to investigate the effects of asynchronous video-based exercises on pain, disability, anxiety, care burden and quality of life in parent carers of children with special needs.

Conditions

Muskuloskeletal Diseases

Keywords

Telerehabilitaton; Video-Based Exercises; Parent Carer

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Visual analogue scale

  Pain intensity is measured using a visual analogue scale (VAS). The level of pain felt at rest and during activity is recorded on a 10-centimetre scale. A score of zero indicates no pain and '10' indicates unbearable pain.

  8 weeks

• Scandinavian Musculoskeletal Questionnaire

  The Scandinavian Musculoskeletal Questionnaire was used to assess musculoskeletal problems. The questionnaire employs a pictorial representation of the body, comprising images of the neck, shoulders, back, elbows, wrists/hands, waist, hips/thighs, knees, and ankles/feet, to elicit responses pertaining to musculoskeletal complaints. For each body part, three questions are posed, even in the absence of any perceived issues. For each specified area, participants are asked whether they have experienced a physical problem in the preceding 12 months, 1 month, and in the last 7 days. They are also asked whether they have fallen behind in their academic or professional activities as a result of this problem. Each question on the questionnaire is included in the evaluation, with a value of '1' assigned to a positive response and '0' assigned to a negative response.

  8 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Zarit Scale of Caregiver Burden

  8 weeks

• Neck Disability Index

  8 weeks

• Oswestry Disability Index

  8 weeks

• International Physical Activity Level Questionnaire-Short Form

  8 weeks

• Adult Carer Quality of Life Questionnaire

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Exercise group

EXPERIMENTAL

The asynchronous video-based telerehabilitation programme had a duration of eight weeks. The exercise group participants were instructed to perform the exercises on a regular basis, three days a week, with a time interval of 24 hours between each session. The exercises were to be performed using the instructional videos and recorded in the exercise diaries provided.

Other: Video-Based Exercise Programme

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

Control group participants were informed about the benefits of ergonomic training for activities of daily living. Also handbooks containing the same information were distributed.

Interventions

Video-Based Exercise Programme OTHER

The asynchronous video-based telerehabilitation programme had a duration of eight weeks. The participants were instructed to perform the exercises on a regular basis, three days a week, with a time interval of 24 hours between each session. The exercises were to be performed using the instructional videos and recorded in the exercise diaries provided. The participants were used exercise balls and resistance bands distributed by the researchers according to exercise programme.

Exercise group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• The individual must be the primary caregiver of a child with physical, mental, or a combination of both disabilities.
• The individual must have been in this role for a minimum of six months.
• Willing to participate in the study.
• Able to read and write in Turkish.

You may not qualify if:

• A clear cognitive or language disability
• A recent deterioration of family relationships or the presence of factors affecting them (separation of parents, divorce, etc.)
• A history of cardiac or pulmonary disease or diseases (uncontrolled hypertension, arrhythmia, COPD, asthma, etc.), neurological disease, orthopaedic or rheumatological disease (rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, arthrosis, etc.)
• A disease that may prevent exercise or that has resulted in surgery

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ilke KARA: lead

Study Sites (1)

Dokuz Eylul University

Izmir, 35330, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Masking Details: Eligible individuals will be randomly allocated to either the exercise group or the control group. Participants will be blinded to their group assignment.
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Co-Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 19, 2024
• First Posted: July 24, 2024
• Study Start: December 12, 2022
• Primary Completion: June 20, 2023
• Study Completion: June 20, 2023
• Last Updated: August 22, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)