Telerehabilitation vs. Home Exercise in Piriformis Syndrome: A Comparative Study
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- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Home exercise programme, telerehabilitation.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Piriformis Syndrome, Exercise Training, Telerehabilitation. Basic parameters: 18 years — 45 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
COMPARISON OF THE EFFECTS OF ASYNCHRONOUS TELEREHABILITATION AND HOME EXERCISE PROGRAM ON PAIN, PAIN FEAR, FUNCTIONALITY, AND PERFORMANCE IN INDIVIDUALS WITH PIRIFORMIS SYNDROME
Overview
The aim of this study is to compare the effects of asynchronous telerehabilitation and home exercise programs on pain, fear of pain, functionality, and performance in individuals with piriformis syndrome.
Detailed description
In this randomized controlled trial, performance has been determined as the primary outcome measure. Pain, functionality, and fear of pain have been determined as secondary outcome measures. A 6-week asynchronous telerehabilitation protocol is planned for patients with Piriformis Syndrome, with a home program serving as the control group. Informed consent forms will be obtained from participants. Participants will be enrolled at the Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Home Exercise Program Clinic of Kocaeli City Hospital Physical Therapy Hospital and the study will commence after obtaining ethical committee approval. The Helsinki Principles will be adhered to for individuals included in the study.
Interventions
- Behavioral Home exercise programme
Applications to be used for telerehabilitation: Musclewiki, YouTube (Medstar Health) may be used. Participants will be directed to exercise for 45 minutes, 3 days a week, via recorded videos sent to them. The difficulty level of the exercises is planned to increase every two weeks. - Behavioral telerehabilitation
Applications to be used for telerehabilitation: Musclewiki, YouTube (Medstar Health) may be used. Participants will be directed to exercise for 45 minutes, 3 days a week, via recorded videos sent to them. The difficulty level of the exercises is planned to increase every two weeks.
Primary outcome measures
- Physical performance [Time frame: before and after 8 week exercise programme]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
- pain catastrophise [Time frame: before and after the 8 week exercise programme]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Be between the ages of 18 and 45,
- Be willing to participate in the study,
- Have been diagnosed with piriformis syndrome by a specialist doctor,
- Have positive Fair and Lasegue tests,
- Have pain between 3 and 9 on the Numerical Pain Scale,
Exclusion criteria
- Bilateral pain,
- Having a systemic disease,
- Recent injury to the lower extremity, having undergone surgery, having a pathology,
- Sacroiliac joint dysfunction, disc herniation, facet joint problem
- Having congenital problems,
- Having cognitive problems,
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: No
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Double blind
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
Study locations
Turkey (Türkiye) · 1 center
- Saglik Bilimleri University — Ankara
Publications
- Ozden F, Sari Z, Karaman ON, Aydogmus H. The effect of video exercise-based telerehabilitation on clinical outcomes, expectation, satisfaction, and motivation in patients with chronic low back pain. Ir J Med Sci. 2022 Jun;191(3):1229-1239. doi: 10.1007/s11845-021-02727-8. Epub 2021 Aug 6. PMID 34357527
- Onan D, Demirci E, Turhan E, Ulger O. Spinal stabilization exercises for transversus abdominis and lumbar multifidus thickness via telerehabilitation and face-to-face approaches in patients with nonspecific chronic neck pain: a randomized controlled trial. Turk J Med Sci. 2024 Jul 12;54(4):811-821. doi: 10.55730/1300-0144.5853. eCollection 2024. PMID 39295626
- Munoz-Tomas MT, Burillo-Lafuente M, Vicente-Parra A, Sanz-Rubio MC, Suarez-Serrano C, Marcen-Roman Y, Franco-Sierra MA. Telerehabilitation as a Therapeutic Exercise Tool versus Face-to-Face Physiotherapy: A Systematic Review. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2023 Feb 28;20(5):4358. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20054358. PMID 36901375
- Ahmad Siraj S, Dadgal R. Physiotherapy for Piriformis Syndrome Using Sciatic Nerve Mobilization and Piriformis Release. Cureus. 2022 Dec 26;14(12):e32952. doi: 10.7759/cureus.32952. eCollection 2022 Dec. PMID 36712711
Identifiers
NCT: NCT07502573 · 2026-333