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

Universitat de Lleida

Status: Completed

Conditions: Psychological Distress

Treatments: Other: Insula treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04959708

PHYSFORPHYS

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full 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

Enrollment: 20 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Non-Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

---

20 participants in 2 patient groups

Control group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants in the control group will have the same exposure in time as the intervention group and will be asked to maintain their lifestyle during the whole study and to refrain from starting any new regular physical activity. In case they can not maintain the same lifestyle during the study period, they will be asked to inform the researchers at any of the assessments.

Treatment:

Other: Insula treatment

Intervention group

Experimental group

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. Insula method consists of the facilitation and activation of self-regulation resources, relational regulation through breathing, movement, contact, sensory stimulation and posture

Treatment:

Other: Insula treatment