Effects of Telerehabilitation-Based Clinical Pilates Exercises on Health Care Workers

NCT06772948 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: BiruniUniver.
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 34
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Musculoskeletal disorders can cause a decrease in employees' work continuity and job performance. During their working hours, healthcare workers stand for long periods of time, sit in wrong positions, actively use their upper extremities and work in incorrect postures. For this reason, they experience musculoskeletal system problems. This study was designed to determine the effectiveness of pilates exercises to be applied via tele-rehabilitation method for musculoskeletal system problems that may be seen in healthcare workers.

Conditions

Healthcare Workers; Musculoskeletal Pain

Keywords

telerehabilitation; pilates; healthcare professionals; musculoskeletal system

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (6)

• Extended Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire

  The GNKİSA provides information on musculoskeletal pain in nine body regions (neck, shoulders, back, elbows, wrists/hands, waist, hips/thighs, knees, ankles/feet). . GNKISA asks about soreness, pain or discomfort in nine body regions so far, in the last 12 months, in the last four weeks and on the day of the assessment. The answer is yes/no and is filled in by the person or by interview technique.Turkish Validity and Reliability of the Questionnaire was made by in Kahraman et al.

  through study completion, an average of 8 month

• Visual Analog Scale

  The pain in the body part where the most pain is felt will be asked to be scored according to the Visual Analog Scale (VAS). VAS is used to evaluate pain and its severity on a scale of 0 - 10. The person being tested indicates the level of pain he/she feels using a straight horizontal line 10 cm long. The researcher then marks the indicated point. The range 0-3 indicates no or mild pain, the range 4-6 indicates severe pain, and the range 7-10 indicates very strong to the most severe pain

  through study completion, an average of 8 month

• 6 Minute Walk Test

  6MWT involves walking back and forth as fast as possible along a 30 m straight path on a flat, hard surface for 6 minutes. The 6MWT duration is short, it is easy to perform, and the space required to perform the test.

  through study completion, an average of 8 month

• Trunk Flexion Endurance Test

  Participants will be placed in a sitting position with their hips and knees flexed at 90 degrees and their trunks at a 60-degree angle to the table, their backs are straight, their hands are crossed on opposite shoulders. The time the person maintains this position will be recorded.

  through study completion, an average of 8 month

• Trunk Extension Endurance Test:

  The participant's pelvis, knee and ankle will be fixed to the examination table and the participant will be positioned face down with the upper body extended over the edge of the table. The participant will be asked to remain in a horizontal position with arms crossed over the chest and the time spent in this position will be recorded.

  through study completion, an average of 8 month

• Trunk Lateral Endurance Test

  The participant will be asked to lift the hips by supporting the body with the feet while the elbow is in contact with the ground in a side-lying position.

  through study completion, an average of 8 month

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Flamingo Balance Test

  through study completion, an average of 8 month

• Sit-and-reach test

  through study completion, an average of 8 month

• Posture Analysis

  through study completion, an average of 8 month

• Waist-hip ratio

  through study completion, an average of 8 month

• Body mass index (BMI)

  through study completion, an average of 8 month

Study Arms (2)

Synchronised Group

EXPERIMENTAL

A six-week clinical Pilates exercise program will be applied to healthcare professionals via video conferencing (Zoom application) synchronized with a physiotherapist, for 40 minutes, two days a week.

Other: Synchronized group

Asynchronised Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

A six-week clinical Pilates exercise program will be applied asynchronously to healthcare professionals by watching videos on YouTube for 40 minutes, two days a week.

Other: Asynchronised group

Interventions

Asynchronised group OTHER

Health workers with musculoskeletal system disorders will be given pilates exercises asynchronously using the YouTube application.

Asynchronised Group

Synchronized group OTHER

Using the Zoom application, healthcare workers with musculoskeletal disorders will perform pilates exercises synchronously.

Synchronised Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 25 Years - 50 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• No health problems that prevent him from exercising
• Being between the ages of 25-50
• Lack of regular exercise habits
• Being a healthcare worker
• female gender
• Individuals with technological opportunities

You may not qualify if:

• Individuals who cannot participate in the exercise program regularly Individuals diagnosed with any orthopedic, neurological, rheumatological disease
• Individuals with pregnancy
• Individuals who follow a different exercise program

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Biruni University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Biruni Üniversitesi

Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Ou YK, Liu Y, Chang YP, Lee BO. Relationship between Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work Performance of Nursing Staff: A Comparison of Hospital Nursing Departments. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2021 Jul 2;18(13):7085. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18137085.

  PMID: 34281022 BACKGROUND

• Ross MH, Nelson M, Parravicini V, Weight M, Tyrrell R, Hartley N, Russell T. Staff perspectives on the key elements to successful rapid uptake of telerehabilitation in medium-sized public hospital physiotherapy departments. Physiother Res Int. 2023 Jul;28(3):e1991. doi: 10.1002/pri.1991. Epub 2022 Dec 20.

  PMID: 36540908 BACKGROUND

• Bliss LS, Teeple P. Core stability: the centerpiece of any training program. Curr Sports Med Rep. 2005 Jun;4(3):179-83. doi: 10.1007/s11932-005-0064-y.

  PMID: 15907272 BACKGROUND

• Aloyuni S, Alharbi R, Kashoo F, Alqahtani M, Alanazi A, Alzhrani M, Ahmad M. Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers to Telerehabilitation-Based Physical Therapy Practice in Saudi Arabia. Healthcare (Basel). 2020 Nov 4;8(4):460. doi: 10.3390/healthcare8040460.

  PMID: 33158298 BACKGROUND

• Almhdawi KA, Alrabbaie H, Kanaan SF, Alahmar MR, Oteir AO, Mansour ZM, Obeidat DS. The prevalence of upper quadrants work-related musculoskeletal disorders and their predictors among registered nurses. Work. 2021;68(4):1035-1047. doi: 10.3233/WOR-213434.

  PMID: 33867370 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Musculoskeletal Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Design

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

Model Details: Randomized Controlled Study

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 12, 2024
• First Posted: January 14, 2025
• Study Start: December 10, 2024
• Primary Completion: January 25, 2025
• Study Completion: March 10, 2025
• Last Updated: May 11, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP
• Time Frame: 10 November - 10 March

Locations

TU (1)