Low Back Pain
Conditions
Keywords
tele-evaluation, Low Back Pain, Face to face evaluation
Brief summary
Although the concepts of telemedicine and tele-rehabilitation have been frequently emphasized in recent years, the evaluation part remains inadequate. There is no study investigating remote technology-based balance, mobility and strength assessments in patients with low back pain. Therefore, the aim of the study is; It is the examination of face-to-face and technology-based remote balance, mobility and strength assessment in patients with low back pain.
Interventions
OTHERTele-evaluation
Evaluations will be carried out in two different environments: face-to-face in the clinic and remotely using technology. Face-to-face applications and remote evaluations using technology will be repeated once. Face-to-face applications will be made to individuals with low back pain who come to Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital and volunteer to participate in the study. Then, patients will be video-called at home, asked to perform the tests twice as taught, and recorded as a video.
Sponsors
Bozyaka Training and Research Hospital
Dokuz Eylul University
Izmir Katip Celebi University
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Those over the age of 18 * People who can read and write * Patients who have not undergone surgery * Those whose body mass index is less than 30 m2/kg * Volunteering to participate in the study
Exclusion criteria
* Patients who underwent surgery due to disc herniation * Having any spinal pathology * Having an uncontrolled neurological and metabolic disease * Having a spinal deformity such as scoliosis or kyphosis * Those with serious orthopedic, vascular, neurological or psychiatric problems that affect balance
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Oswestry disability index | An evaluation was made once at the beginning of the research. | The Oswestry Disability Questionnaire is a self-assessment tool that allows patients to assess the various constraints encountered during their daily activities. Utilizing a comprehensive scoring system ranging from 0 to 100, higher scores on the questionnaire indicate a heightened level of disability. |
| Timed-up and go test | An evaluation was made once at the beginning of the research. | Simmonds et al. (1998) researched to ascertain the reliability of this test in swiftly and practically demonstrating functional status among patients with low back pain. The assessment involves the patient transitioning from seated to standing, traversing a 3-meter-long path, executing a turn, and returning to a seated posture. The duration of this performance is meticulously recorded |
| Single Leg Stance Test | An evaluation was made once at the beginning of the research. | This examination, focused on assessing balance and static standing capacity, also offers insights into individuals' susceptibility to falls. During the evaluation process, participants were instructed to elevate their foot on their unaffected side and sustain this position for as long as possible. The termination of the test was determined by either contact of the free leg with the ground or a notable increase in arm oscillations |
| Thirty Second Chair Stand Test | An evaluation was made once at the beginning of the research. | The Thirty Second Chair Stand Test is a validated and reliable assessment modality to gauge lower extremity strength (7). During the administration of this test, participants were tasked with repeatedly rising from and sitting back down on a chair within a 30-second timeframe, with the total number of repetitions recorded. A chair with a standardized sitting height of 43 cm was utilized for the assessments, and for safety precautions, it was positioned against a wall. |
Countries
Turkey (Türkiye)
Outcome results
None listed