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ArticleFrontiers in public health2022

Digital physiotherapy intervention in children in a low resource setting in Anantapur (India): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

María-José Estebanez-Pérez, Rocío Martín-Valero, Noelia Moreno-Morales, Antonio Liñán-González, Rocío Fernández-Navarro, José-Manuel Pastora-Bernal

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04946695 (Feasibility and Efficacy of the Use of Telephysiotherapy for Improving Functional Independence and Quality of Life in Children and Young People With Lower Limb Fracture in a Low Resource Setting in Anantapur), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Feasibility and Efficacy of the Use of Telephysiotherapy for Improving Functional Independence and Quality of Life in Children and Young People With Lower Limb Fracture in a Low Resource Setting in Anantapur (India)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of MalagaRan2021 to 2022Enrolled30ConditionsLower Extremity FractureArmsTelefisio India
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6 authors.

María-José Estebanez-PérezDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Rocío Martín-ValeroDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Noelia Moreno-MoralesDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.
Antonio Liñán-GonzálezDepartment of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Melilla Campus, University of Granada, Melilla, Spain.
Rocío Fernández-NavarroDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Granada, Granada, Spain.
José-Manuel Pastora-BernalDepartment of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health Science, University of Málaga, Málaga, Spain.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: In rural India the scarcity of physiotherapists and inequalities complicate the recovery of traumatized children. This study protocol will explore a digital physiotherapy intervention in children with ankle fracture in a low-resource setting to improve functional independence and quality of life. Methods and analysis: A randomized clinical trial with a mixed quantitative-qualitative design will be carried out. It is a single-blind study, where the evaluator does not know the nature of the intervention. Sixty subjects will be enrolled and randomly divided into two groups: the experimental group (EG) will receive a 4-week digital physiotherapy intervention through an app in a recycled mobile device after hospital discharge; the control group (CG) will receive the physiotherapy standard care recommended for patients discharged from the hospital. Subjects will receive a baseline (T0-pre) assessment of Functional Independence and Quality of Life. At the end of the 4-week intervention (T1-post) a new assessment of the outcome will be performed adding data on adherence, satisfaction ( Discussion: The successful delivery of the intervention, an optimal adherence records, the absence of significant adverse effects, user satisfaction level and the qualitative analysis of limitations, will demonstrate the effectiveness of these procedure. This study will add more evidence in support the use of digital physiotherapy practice as an effective tool. User particularities, provider's capacity, technological and cultural limitations, and considerations for vulnerable populations will be taken into account. Clinical trial registration: NCT04946695 (https://clinicaltrials.gov/).

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Physical Therapy ModalitiesQuality of LifeChildHumansIndiaRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSingle-Blind MethodSurveys and Questionnairesdigital practicefracturelow resourcespediatricstelerehabilitation

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