Clinical trial NCT07005908: Posture and Pain Measurements in Post-COVID-19
Official title: Posture and Musculoskeletal System Disorders in Individuals Who Have Had COVID-19
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: COVID-19 Respiratory Infection
Keywords: pain
posture
Lead sponsor: Izmir Democracy University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2025-06-05
Enrollment: 41
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: 41 individuals with post-COVID-19 were included in the research group.

Brief summary: In this study, it was aimed to reveal the results of posture measurement evaluated by artificial intelligence method, pain status and musculoskeletal disorders in individuals who have had COVID-19.

Detailed description: Thanks to artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, evaluations such as balance and foot pressure measurement can be made in patients today, as well as applications such as exercise and patient follow-up in rehabilitation, solutions to biomedical problems can be offered. Artificial intelligence and machine learning will continue to play an important role in education, training, patient care and research in the future. On the other hand, although various psychological and physical problems have been shown in individuals who have had COVID-19 during the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic process, musculoskeletal disorders and posture problems in these individuals remain unclear. For this reason, in this study, it was aimed to reveal the results of posture measurement evaluated by artificial intelligence method, pain status and musculoskeletal disorders in individuals who have had COVID-19.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* adult individuals aged 18 and over
* volunteering to participate in the study,
* Individuals who can understand and answer the questionnaires
* Individuals who were diagnosed with COVID-19 (individuals with a positive Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) test result, compatible with COVID-19 infection as a result of lung X-ray or lung tomography despite negative PCR test results) and discharged after recovery/home quarantine completed

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals with any physical or mental disability/disease and/or cognitive impairment
* Individuals newly diagnosed with COVID-19, therefore in quarantine at home or receiving treatment in hospital
* Individuals with suspected COVID-19
* Pregnant women

Primary outcomes:
measure: Pain Intensity
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Posture assessment
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
measure: Score of musculoskeletal disorders
timeFrame: through study completion, an average of 1 year
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: İzmir
country: Turkey
facility: Izmir Democracy University
Study officials:
affiliation: Izmir Democracy University
name: GÜLŞAH BARĞI, Assoc. Dr.
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
affiliation: Göztepe Sports Club
name: HELİN ÖNCEL
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Izmir Democracy University
name: SİBEL DENİZ
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Izmir Democracy University
name: SARA MOHAMMADNEJADIAN
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Izmir Democracy University
name: MERVE NUR YÜKSEL
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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