Telerehabilitation and Conventional Physiotherapy Program for Caregivers of Individuals With Special Needs

Launched by INONU UNIVERSITY · Oct 18, 2023

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is looking into two different ways to help caregivers of children with special needs who suffer from neck and back pain. The study will compare traditional physiotherapy, which usually takes place in a clinic, with telerehabilitation, which allows caregivers to receive therapy from home. This is important because many caregivers have trouble accessing physical therapy services due to their responsibilities.

To join the study, participants need to be between 20 and 60 years old and must be taking care of a child with special needs. They should have had neck or back pain for at least three months. However, there are some people who won't be able to participate, such as those who care for children with hearing or vision impairments, or who have certain medical conditions like recent surgeries or neurological disorders. If eligible, participants can expect to engage in therapy sessions designed to ease their pain and improve their overall well-being, all while being able to stay at home. The trial is not yet recruiting, but it's a great opportunity for caregivers who may struggle to find relief from their pain.

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ALL

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Being between 20-60 years old,
• • Being a special needs child caregiver,
• • Mechanical neck and back pain lasting 3 months or longer
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Those who are caregivers of hearing and visually impaired children,
• • Having previously undergone surgery in the cervical region,
• • Patients with a history of inflammatory or infective arthritis in the cervical spine,
• • Congenital spinal cord anomaly,
• • history of malignancy,
• • Having neuropathic pain
• • Radiculopathy, myelopathy or other neurological disorders
• • Those with chronic lung disease
• • Vestibular disorders,
• • Those with a history of continuous drug use,
• • Individuals who have been involved in an exercise or physiotherapy program in the last 3 months,
• • He will not be able to read the scales and the evaluation parameters will be excluded from the study.