Understanding How Physiotherapists in Türkiye Follow Low Back Pain Guidelines and What Affects Their Use of Research in Practice

Medipol University

Status: Invitation-only

Conditions: Physiotherapist; Physiotherapist Students; Guideline Adherence; Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Online Survey

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07178548

E-10840098-202.3.02-3367

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this observational study is to understand how physiotherapists and physiotherapy students in Türkiye manage low back pain and how closely they follow clinical practice guidelines and use research evidence.

The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Do physiotherapists follow evidence-based guidelines when treating low back pain?
• What factors influence their treatment choices and use of research in practice?

Participants will:

• Complete a short online survey (about 5-10 minutes)
• Answer questions about their education, clinical decisions, and treatment approaches for low back pain

Enrollment: 106 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Be a licensed physiotherapist currently practicing in Türkiye OR be a physiotherapy intern student enrolled in a clinical internship in Türkiye
• Have experience managing patients with low back pain (LBP)
• Ability to provide informed consent and complete an online questionnaire.

Exclusion criteria

• Are not currently practicing physiotherapy or not currently enrolled in a clinical internship
• Have no experience in managing low back pain patients
• Are unable to complete an online questionnaire due to technological or literacy limitations
• Decline to provide informed consen

Trial design

106 participants in 2 patient groups

Licenced Physiotherapists

Description:

This group includes licenced physical therapists currently practicing in Turkey in various settings, such as hospitals, private clinics rehabilitation centers or universities.

Treatment:

Other: Online Survey

Intern Physiotherapists

Description:

This group includes physiotherapy students in their clinical internship period from accredited universities in Turkey.

Treatment:

Other: Online Survey