Sensing-glove System in Manual Therapy

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Status: Completed

Conditions: Spinal Manipulation

Treatments: Other: Practice session; Other: Video

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06432946

UQTR_IP_Acceptabilite_2021

Details and patient eligibility

About

The objective of this clinical trial is to assess manual therapists' attitudes towards using a sensing-glove system for measuring spinal manipulation force and to compare the effectiveness of two interventions in enhancing their attitudes. The primary questions it aims to address are:

• Are manual therapists receptive to employing a sensing-glove system to measure the force applied during spinal manipulations on patients?
• Can we enhance manual therapists' attitudes towards this system through either a brief informational video demonstration or a supervised practice session with the system?

Researchers will compare the impact of a 7-minute informational video to that of a 20-minute supervised practice session to determine if manual therapists' attitudes towards the use of a sensing-glove while treating their patients can be positively influenced.

Participants will:

• Engage in a single experimental session.
• Complete a questionnaire at the beginning of the experimental session.
• Undergo one of the two interventions and promptly complete two questionnaires following this intervention.
• Undergo the other intervention and promptly complete the same two questionnaires following this intervention.

Full description

This study aimed to evaluate manual therapists' acceptability of a sensing-glove system for measuring spinal manipulation's force-time characteristics and compare the effectiveness of two interventions in enhancing their acceptability and usability perception. Participants will undergo two acceptability-enhancing interventions in randomized order: a 7-minute informational video and a 20-minute supervised practice session. At the start of the session and after each intervention, the acceptability and perception of usability towards the system will be assessed.

Enrollment: 16 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Being a licensed chiropractor or a last-year intern in a University outpatient chiropractic clinic

Exclusion criteria

• Reported any upper limb injury preventing them from executing manual therapies during the time of the study
• Previous experience with the sensing-glove system

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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16 participants in 2 patient groups

Video followed by practice

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will initially view a 7-minute informational video followed by a 20-minute supervised practice session with the sensing-glove system. Acceptability and usability perception will be assessed after each intervention.

Treatment:

Other: Video

Other: Practice session

Practice followed by video

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will initially participate in a 20-minute supervised practice session with the sensing-glove system followed by viewing a 7-minute informational video. Acceptability and usability perception will be assessed after each intervention.

Treatment:

Other: Video

Other: Practice session