Development of a Tele-Physiotherapy Tool for the Early Management of Muskuloskeletal Pain in People With Visual Impairement (TeleEDxPhysio)
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 128
- 试验地点
- 4
- 主要终点
- Oswestry Low Back Disability Questionnaire
研究概览
简要总结
Chronic NonSpecific Low Back Pain (CNSLBP) is a common musculoskeletal condition often resulting in physical inactivity and disability. CNSLBP is associated with a large number of social and health costs, being one of the most important health problems worldwide. Although Therapeutical Exercise (TE) has been shown to be effective in increasing physical activity tolerance, physical fitness, strength, self perceived quality of live, pain tolerance, and overall physical activity participation levels in persons with CNSLBP, pain-release-passive therapy modalities are significantly more commonly used in clinical settings at present. On the other hand, the use of tele-assistance platforms PTAs has been gaining importance in the treatment of CNSLBP patients, especially in the use of semi-directed TE programs. However, current PTAs are not accessible for the visually impaired, a group that is at greater risk of suffering from sedentary lifestyles, restricted mobility and musculoskeletal pain due to postural or gait changes. The main hypothesis of these study is that a semi-directed TE and health education programm, in people with and without visual impairment, achieves better results in movement capacity, functional recovery, strength and compared to passive analgesic treatment in patients with CNSLBP. In a second objective, we will assess the efficacy and usability of a new PTA accesible tool for the follow-up of patients with CNSLBP who are visually impaired.
详细描述
INTRODUCTION Chronic non-specific low back pain (CNSLBP) is self-defining, as it is a long-lasting low back pain for which the exact cause is unknown in most cases. CLBP is a disease that causes pain and disability). It has a high social impact, as it often causes unemployment and early retirement, representing a major threat and burden to health, society and the economy. CNSLBP is associated with a high burden of direct costs, such as treatment costs (consultations, hospitalisation, medication, diagnosis, and emergency services) as well as indirect costs (lost or reduced productivity, etc. It is estimated that 5% of chronic patients consume 75% of the total cost of care for this disease and it is one of the main causes of temporary disability and permanent disability. The total number of DALYs (number of years lost due to illness, disability) associated with CNSLBP in Europe amounts to 10,731,256.71 according to the 2019 global burden of disease study, and is expected to increase, especially in Western Europe. Currently, CNSLBP is considered a health priority, which does not directly impact on the risk of death but has a high impact on quality of life.
There are a myriad of therapeutic options for the treatment of CNSLBP. Undoubtedly, those that have demonstrated the best results are all active modalities. Therapy modalities with a more passive character also have a proven analgesic efficacy, but their effect does not last over time. Studies reveal similar effects when different active therapy modalities are compared, such as walking, Pilates, abdominal exercises, analytical or functional strength exercises, stretching, among others. However, to date, we have not found a protocol that integrates the best exercises of the different modalities in the optimal workloads.
HYPOTHESIS The hypothesis put forward in this project is that a programme based on semi-directed therapeutic exercise and health education, in people with and without visual impairment, achieves better results in movement capacity, functional capacity, strength and body constitution, compared to a treatment based on passive analgesic techniques, in patients with CNSLBP.
GENERAL AND SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES The overall objective of this project is to compare the impact of a semi-directed therapeutic exercise and health education programme in CLBP patients, with and without visual impairment, compared to passive analgesic treatment.
The specific objectives to be achieved are:
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Double (Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years(Adult, Older Adult)
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Suffer CNSLBP of 12 weeks or more evolution, whose pain location is mainly from T12 to the gluteal folds, with or without referred pain to the lower extremities.
- •Pain that is provoked and relieved by different positions, movements and activities. In other words, mechanical behaviour.
- •Low back pain whose movement behaviours have a clear association with their pain disorder.
排除标准
- •Presence of 1 or more red flags (any sign or symptom that warns of the possible presence of a serious medical condition that may cause irreversible disability or death if not treated appropriately).
- •Presence of non-specific low back pain of less than 12 weeks' duration.
- •Diagnosis of specific low back pain by a physician (radicular pain, herniated disc, spondylolisthesis, stenosis, etc.), any lower limb or lumbar spine surgery within the last 3 months, pregnancy, pain without clear mechanical behaviour, active rheumatological disease, progressive neurological disease, severe cardiac or other systemic medical condition, malignant disease, acute osteoarticular trauma, fractures, infections or acute vascular problems.
研究组 & 干预措施
Semi-directed Therapeutical Exercise and pain education program
Patients will receive physical exercise, combined with pain education and healthy lifestyle habits: an intervention programme consisting of 3 sessions per week for 12 weeks (total of 36 sessions). Each week there will be one face-to-face session, followed by 2 home sessions, (12 face-to-face and 24 home sessions). The sessions will include cardiovascular exercises, 2 days a week we will work on strength 13 and 1 day a week we will work on mobility and exercises to improve movement control, both before the cardiovascular effort14 . Each session will include a light warm-up (at the beginning of the session) and a cool down (at the end).
干预措施: physical exercise (Behavioral)
Pain release passive therapy based on manual therapy, thermotherapy and electroanalgesia
Patients will receive 35-40 minutes of passive analgesic techniques sessions (2 per week, over 8 weeks). The following treatment will be applied:
15 minutes of massage on the lumbopelvic musculature, lower lumbar segments and sacroiliac joints rhytmic-passive mobilization. The hip may also be mobilised at physiotherapist's discretion, 10 minutes of electrotherapy (interferential current in the lumbar region) Medium frequency current, interrupted alternating sinusoidal pulse with a frequency of up to 250 Hz and thermotherapy (10-15 minutes local in the lumbar region) with antenna electrodes placed at a distance of 20 cm from the patient's skin, at an intensity of 70 to 120 watts.
干预措施: Manual therapy (Other)
结局指标
主要结局
Oswestry Low Back Disability Questionnaire
时间窗: immediately after the intervention
ODI: this questionnaire has been designed to give information as to how the back pain has affected the ability to manage everyday life. The patient should choose between several options on a 10 questions questionnaire.
次要结局
- 30 seconds sit to stand(immediately after the intervention)
- Movement analysis with sensors(immediately after the intervention)
- Body build (approximate percentage of fat mass and muscle mass)(immediately after the intervention)
研究者
Juan Andrés Martín Gonzalo
Professor
Escuela Universitaria de Fisioterapia de la Once
