Investigation of Palpation Pressure Sensitivity

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Sensitivity Training Groups
• Interventions: Other: Pressure sensitivity education

• Registration Number: NCT06264648
• Lead Sponsor: Abant Izzet Baysal University

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.

Detailed Description

2 groups of physiotherapists with different fields of experience were attended to study. Fingers are positioned on the marked area at the center point of the scale. 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 measurements, the value on the scale was recorded without being shown to the participants. 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 that 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.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-05-03
• Primary Completion: 2023-06-16
• Study Completion: 2023-10-20
• Study First Submitted: 2023-11-14
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-02-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-09
• Study First Posted: 2024-02-20
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-20

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 63

Inclusion Criteria

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

Exclusion Criteria

• 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

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Non Manual Therapy using	Pressure sensitivity education	This group includes physiotherapists using different techniques during working, not manual therapy
Manual Therapy using group	Pressure sensitivity education	This group includes physiotherapists that using manual therapy techniques.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measurement Palpation Pressure with Digital Scale	10 minute after pressure sensitivity education	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.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Faculty of Health Sciences Bolu Abant İzzet Baysal University; 🇹🇷 Bolu, Turkey