NCT04959708

Online Physical Therapy Management for Physiotherapists to Cope Psychological Distress During Covid-19 Pandemic

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universitat de Lleida · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This project is aimed at physiotherapists and physiotherapy students who have been psychologically affected during the COVID 19 pandemic. The objective of the approach is to generate a free intervention programme in virtual modality, from the approach of physiotherapy in mental health, which would help them to alleviate the negative effects of the pandemic, offer them coping tools and collaborate to improve their state of well-being.

Detailed description

The intervention group will consist of the Ínsula method. Insula method will be developed twice a week for 12 weeks online form through videoconference platform. The intervention will consist of twelve individual treatments. It is a program of Physiotherapy in Mental Health, created by the physiotherapists Eugenia de León (Guatemala) and Moisés Magos (Mexico) in conjunction with the Psychiatrist Roberto Martínez Porras (Guatemala). It has a progressive design, seeking to strengthen emotional self-regulation skills, connection with others and the environment, and to guide a self - knowledge process. All these objectives are worked through body resources, like conscious movement, breathing, posture, contact, relaxation exercises, etc. The program has influence of various other disciplines such as Tai - Chi, Chi Kung, Sensorimotor Therapy, Somatic Education, Mindfulness, BBAT, among others. Likewise, its principles and progression are based on theoretical models of Neurosciences

Conditions

• Psychological Distress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Insula treatment	he intervention will consist of twelve individual treatments. Insula method consists of the facilitation and activation of self-regulation resources, relational regulation through breathing, movement, contact, sensory stimulation and posture

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-12-01
• Primary completion: 2021-12-01
• Completion: 2022-03-01
• First posted: 2021-07-13
• Last updated: 2022-05-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain