Online Physical Therapy Management for Physiotherapists to Cope Psychological Distress During Covid-19 Pandemic

Psychological Distress Clinical Trial

— PHYSFORPHYS  

Official title:

Online Physical Therapy Management for Physiotherapists to Cope Psychological Distress During Covid-19 Pandemic

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04959708
• Other study ID #: PHYSFORPHYS
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: December 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: May 2022
• Source: Universitat de Lleida
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This project is aimed at physiotherapists and physiotherapy students who have been psychologically affected during the COVID 19 pandemic. The objective of the approach is to generate a free intervention programme in virtual modality, from the approach of physiotherapy in mental health, which would help them to alleviate the negative effects of the pandemic, offer them coping tools and collaborate to improve their state of well-being.

Description:

The intervention group will consist of the Ínsula method. Insula method will be developed twice a week for 12 weeks online form through videoconference platform. The intervention will consist of twelve individual treatments. It is a program of Physiotherapy in Mental Health, created by the physiotherapists Eugenia de León (Guatemala) and Moisés Magos (Mexico) in conjunction with the Psychiatrist Roberto Martínez Porras (Guatemala). It has a progressive design, seeking to strengthen emotional self-regulation skills, connection with others and the environment, and to guide a self - knowledge process. All these objectives are worked through body resources, like conscious movement, breathing, posture, contact, relaxation exercises, etc. The program has influence of various other disciplines such as Tai - Chi, Chi Kung, Sensorimotor Therapy, Somatic Education, Mindfulness, BBAT, among others. Likewise, its principles and progression are based on theoretical models of Neurosciences

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: March 1, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: December 1, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• they are physiotherapist with a moderate or severe psychological distress self-perceived regarding COVID-19 pandemic
• age >18 years
• they can manage to stand from the position of "lying", "sitting", and "standing" without assistance
• they can have smartphone, laptop or device and internet access to follow the intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

• they could not follow the intervention due to cognitive or physical health

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• COVID-19
• Psychological Distress

Intervention

Other:
• Insula treatment
he intervention will consist of twelve individual treatments. Insula method consists of the facilitation and activation of self-regulation resources, relational regulation through breathing, movement, contact, sensory stimulation and posture

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Spain	Cristina Bravo Navarro	Igualada	Barcelona

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Universitat de Lleida

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Spain, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Scale Body Connection	The scale consists of 20 items scored on a Likert scale ranging from 0 ("not at all") to 4 ("all the time"). It includes two independent factors (r=-.08). The first factor is Body Awareness, which assesses conscious attention to sensory cues that indicate the state of the body (e.g., tension, nervousness, relaxation). The second factor, bodily dissociation, measures bodily connection to or detachment from emotional experiences. The internal consistency of both factors was considered suitable on the basis of a Cronbach's a of 0.83 for BA (12 items) and 0.78 for BD (8 items)	Baseline and up to 12 weeks and 1 year
Secondary	Depression anxiety and stress scale	This questionnaire clearly differentiates anxiety from depression. Patients rate the frequency and severity of 21 negative emotional symptoms they have experienced during the previous week, using a scale ranging from 0 to 3. The questionnaire consists of three scales (depression, anxiety and stress) containing 7 items each. It is a questionnaire that allows a brief assessment of the three most important aspects of minor psychiatric disorders: depression, anxiety and stress	Baseline and up to 12 weeks and 1 year
Secondary	Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale	It measures mental well-being in the previous two weeks. It is an ordinal scale consisting of 14 items with positive statements. Each item offers a 5-point Likert-type scale, from "Not at all" to "All the time", and an overall score is obtained by summing all items (range 14-70); higher scores indicate higher levels of mental well-being	Baseline and up to 12 weeks and 1 year