NCT07178548

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

Assessing Compliance With Low Back Pain Treatment Guidelines: Attitudes of Physiotherapists and Internship Students

• Status: Enrolling By Invitation
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 106 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Medipol University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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

Conditions

• Low Back Pain
• Guideline Adherence
• Physiotherapist
• Physiotherapist Students

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Online Survey	Participants will complete a structured online survey designed to assess their knowledge, attitudes, and application of evidence-based guidelines (clinical practice guidelines - CPGs) in managing low back pain (LBP).

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-09-25
• Primary completion: 2025-11-10
• Completion: 2025-12-01
• First posted: 2025-09-17
• Last updated: 2025-09-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)