Clinical trial NCT05000268: Examination of The Effects of Telerehabilitation in Painful Healthcare Workers With and Without COVID-19 Infection
Official title: Examination of The Effects of Telerehabilitation in Painful Healthcare Workers With and Without COVID-19 Infection
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: COVID-19 Respiratory Infection
Keywords: COVID-19
telerehabilitation
pain
healthcare workers
progressive myofascial relaxation technique
Lead sponsor: Abant Izzet Baysal University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-08-11
Enrollment: 38
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 15
Maximum age (years): 75
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: Participants will be divided into two groups as those with pain after COVID-19 infection and those with pain not related to COVID-19 infection. Both groups will be applied telerehabilitation methods, progressive myofascial relaxation techniques and simple posture correction exercises every other day for 2 weeks. Progressive myofascial relaxation exercises will be asked to do morning and evening while lying in bed. Posture exercises will be required to perform while standing, at least 2 or 3 sets during work.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: In the literature, there are studies examining the effects of telerehabilitation on individuals who have had COVID-19, but studies examining the effects on healthcare workers who have experienced COVID-19 are insufficient. In this study, which is planned to be done, it is aimed to examine the effects of myofascial relaxation technique on pain and other symptoms through telerehabilitation. The aim of the study is to examine the effects of myofascial relaxation technique applied with the telerehabilitation method on pain level, anxiety, depression, sleep, fatigue and kinesiophobia in healthcare workers with and without COVID-19 infection with pain.

Detailed description: COVID-19 is a disease caused by severe acute coronavirus 2 infection and declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization on March 11, 2020. In the period from March 11, when the first case was announced in Turkey, to the present day, the total number of cases has exceeded 2.3 million. COVID-19 is mainly transmitted by air droplets, aerosols and direct contact, and asymptomatic carriers are the main reason for rapid spread. While many professional groups are working at home during the pandemic process; the risk of contracting COVID-19 has increased, especially in healthcare workers working in high-risk departments of hospitals where COVID-19 patients are treated.

Along with symptoms such as fever, dry cough and shortness of breath, common musculoskeletal problems such as muscle pain, joint pain and fatigue, anxiety, depression and deterioration in sleep quality have been observed in COVID-19 patients. It can take weeks to get over the COVID-19 disease; however, some symptoms persist even after the infection has cleared. The continuation of physical, cognitive and psychological problems in COVID-19 patients recovering from the acute phase of the disease is called 'Post-COVID-19 Syndrome'. A good evaluation and treatment is required to prevent these symptoms in individuals with COVID-19.

Telerehabilitation refers to providing rehabilitation services using electronic communication technologies. In the current pandemic process, the use of telerehabilitation has increased all over the world to help patients without compromising the social distance rule. There is no need for protective equipment as there is no physical contact during telerehabilitation sessions. As a result, patient satisfaction and treatment efficiency are increased by enabling more effective and natural human interaction.

In the literature, there are studies examining the effects of telerehabilitation on individuals who have had COVID-19, but studies examining the effects on healthcare workers who have experienced COVID-19 are insufficient. In this study, which is planned to be done, it is aimed to examine the effects of myofascial relaxation technique on pain and other symptoms through telerehabilitation. The aim of the study is to examine the effects of myofascial relaxation technique applied with the telerehabilitation method on pain level, anxiety, depression, sleep, fatigue and kinesiophobia in healthcare workers with and without COVID-19 infection with pain.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Pain associated with COVID-19 infection and persistence of this condition after infection
* Presence of non-COVID-19 related pain and no history of COVID-19 infection
* Being a health worker and working actively
* Volunteering

Exclusion Criteria:

* Using psychiatric medication
* Continuing history of active COVID-19 infection

Primary outcomes:
measure: Visual Analog Scale
timeFrame: 2 minutes
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index
timeFrame: 5 minutes
measure: Fatigue Severity Scale
timeFrame: 2 minutes
measure: Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia
timeFrame: 2 minutes
measure: The Patient Health Questionnaire-4
timeFrame: 2 minutes
measure: Modified Borg Dyspnoea Scale
timeFrame: 2 minutes
measure: Modified Medical Research Council Dyspnea Scale
timeFrame: 2 minutes
measure: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
timeFrame: 2 minutes
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Merkez
country: Turkey
facility: Ceyhun TOPCUOĞLU
state: Bolu
Study officials:
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