Simulator of Pompage Technique for Physiotherapists

University of Mogi das Cruzes

Status: Completed

Conditions: Musculoskeletal Pain; Contracture

Treatments: Other: Training Evaluation; Other: Simulator training; Other: Parameterization technique; Other: Model Features; Other: Simulator's construction

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02975531

0121.0.237.00007

Details and patient eligibility

About

Parameterize the Pompage technique with an anatomical model cervical region to simulate specific procedures. Quantify the times, displacements, and facilitate the training of students and professional of physical therapy.

Full description

Manual techniques are taught and trained with practical demonstration without technology support to measure them, so they are difficult to reproduce. This difficulty increases in Pompage technique because the student is not able to estimate the displacement on the skin. In this research, to parameterize and train the technique was developed and validated an anatomical model of the cervical region, with silicone and latex rubber. The anatomical model simulates the soft tissues and a plastic resin structure represents the cervical spine bone. An optical sensor was used to measure the displacements performed on simulated skin versus time. The Likert scale was used for assessing the similarity of the anatomical model relative to the size, shape, texture, elasticity and displacement of the skin as well as the curvature of the cervical spine. Five experienced professionals (GP) in the technical performed five series of Pompage technique. With the mean of data collected were determined benchmarks for technical and implemented in a standard guide to train the volunteers. Twenty-six volunteers (GE) with no experience performed the Pompage technique, with the anatomical model following the standard guide. A physical therapist (VE) was selected to evaluate the volunteers (GE) before and after training in the simulator.

Enrollment: 72 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 60 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• no history of cervical trauma (GT and VF)
• Do not have dermatitis in the cervical region (GT and VF)
• recurrent migraines (GT and VF)
• no prior knowledge of Pompage technique (GE).
• minimum 5 years experience of applying the Pompage technique (GP and VE).

Exclusion criteria

• report pain in the cervical region (GT and VF)
• irritations in the cervical region (GT and VF)

Trial design

72 participants in 5 patient groups

Simulator's construction

Experimental group

Description:

To build the simulator was selected a volunteer (VF) as a model. This volunteer had no complaints of pain or trauma to the cervical region. This region was used to collect the displacement of the skin and cytometry neck.

Treatment:

Other: Simulator's construction

Model Features

Experimental group

Description:

Thirty-nine volunteers (GT) were selected men and women aged over 18 years without history of trauma in the cervical region in order to determine the characteristics of the model: skin elasticity and cirtometry neck.

Treatment:

Other: Model Features

Parameterization technique

Experimental group

Description:

Five physiotherapists (GP) with at least 5 years of experience in the technique were selected to perform the technique on the simulator and complete a questionnaire in order to evaluate the texture and skin elasticity, the curvature and size of the cervical spine format. They scored these items from the Likert scale. After evaluation they used the simulator to generate a standard guide training.

Treatment:

Other: Parameterization technique

Simulator training

Experimental group

Description:

Twenty-six volunteers (GE) were selected, men and women, aged over 18 years without prior knowledge of the technique for simulator training.

Treatment:

Other: Simulator training

Training Evaluation

Experimental group

Description:

A physical therapist (VE) was selected to evaluate the volunteers (GE) before and after training in the simulator.

Treatment:

Other: Training Evaluation