Practice of the Short Wave Diathermy (SWD) Application

Electromagnetic Fields Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Probe Into Practice of the Short Wave Diathermy (SWD) Application in Private Physiotherapy Clinics: a Survey From Ethical Practice & Safety Perspective.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02379143
• Other study ID #: 1
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 19, 2015
• Last updated: February 26, 2015
• Start date: September 2013
• Est. completion date: March 2014

Study information

• Verified date: February 2015
• Source: TPCT's Terna College of Physiotherapy
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: India: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Various national & international bodies like FDA, CSP has laid down the guidelines for the reasonable use of SWD electro therapeutic agent (EPA) ensuring safety & effectiveness.

However, it remains uncertain, whether the practicing physiotherapists are aware of the very existence of this guidelines and implementing them in daily practice. Any lack of knowledge about this background can endanger the patient safety leading to serious health hazards.

In the present survey, 49 physiotherapy practitioners were interviewed with a self-report measure to investigate their knowledge base, mode of application of SWD (6 items) & the awareness about recommended guidelines (5 items) etc.

Description:

Study design: cross sectional survey design with the use of a self-report form to record the participant's views was used. Sampling frame consisted of physiotherapists working in private clinics in sub-urban area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Institutional ethic committee of Terna Physiotherapy College granted permission to conduct this survey. The self-report forms were coded in order to conceal the identity of the therapist.

In this survey 49 physiotherapists were interviewed with a self-report form consisting of total 23 item. In the initial section of this survey form a general information was collected regarding years of experience (1 item), Types of condition treated (1 item), No of patients treated (item 1) Duration of onset (item 1) & the type of modality used (item 1). Specific items interrogating therapist's knowledge about the EMF generating modality were designed to retrieve the information about dosage prescription (7 item), acquaintance with recommended guidelines & indications (item 5), years of experience with that particular modality (item1), Any kind of side effects observed (item 1), any action taken for the same (item 2), referring personnel for recommending this modality (item 1), overall therapist's experience with the effectiveness of this modality (item1).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 49
• Est. completion date: March 2014
• Est. primary completion date: March 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 25 Years to 60 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Private physical therapists practitioners

Exclusion Criteria:

• Who were volunteering to participate

Study Design

Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Electromagnetic Fields

Intervention

Other:
• interview method: self report form
the responses about participants perception, behavior pattern and attitude were recorded on the self report form

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
TPCT's Terna College of Physiotherapy

References & Publications (1)

Bibliography: 1. William E. Prentice PD P, ATC, Professor. Therapeutic Modalities for Physical Therapists. University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, North Carolina. : McGraw-Hill Medical,medical publishing division; 2001. 576 p. 2. Bioelectronics Corporat

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	SELF REPORT FORM	This 23 item form was prepared after the extensive discussion with the panel of experts. In the initial section of this survey form a general information was collected regarding years of experience (1 item), Types of condition treated (1 item), No of patients treated (item 1) Duration of onset (item 1) & the type of modality used (item 1). Specific items interrogating therapist's knowledge about the EMF generating modality were designed to retrieve the information about dosage prescription (7 item), acquaintance with recommended guidelines & indications (item 5), years of experience with that particular modality (item1), Any kind of side effects observed (item 1), any action taken for the same (item 2), referring personnel for recommending this modality (item 1), overall therapist's experience with the effectiveness of this modality (item1).	ONE DAY. 15 MINUTES	No