Clinical trial NCT04959708: Online Physical Therapy Management for Physiotherapists to Cope Psychological Distress During Covid-19 Pandemic
Official title: Online Physical Therapy Management for Physiotherapists to Cope Psychological Distress During Covid-19 Pandemic
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Psychological Distress
Keywords: physical therapy
Covid-19
anxiety
depression
body awareness
Lead sponsor: Universitat de Lleida
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-07-13
Enrollment: 20
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: A clinical pilot study will be conducted with two controlled and parallel groups.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief 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.

Detailed 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

Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Scale Body Connection
timeFrame: Baseline and up to 12 weeks and 1 year
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Depression anxiety and stress scale
timeFrame: Baseline and up to 12 weeks and 1 year
measure: Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale
timeFrame: Baseline and up to 12 weeks and 1 year
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Igualada
country: Spain
facility: Cristina Bravo Navarro
state: Barcelona
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