RT Journal Article
T1 Digital physiotherapy intervention in children in a low resource setting in Anantapur (India): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
A1 Estebanez Pérez, María José
A1 Martín Valero, Rocío
A1 Moreno Morales, Noelia
A1 Liñan González, Antonio
A1 Fernandez Navarro, Rocío
A1 Pastora Bernal, Jose Manuel
K1 Tobillos - Lesiones y heridas
AB 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. 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 (ad hoc questionnaire and TSQ), and barriers of use. Qualitative outcomes will also be explored. The author's hypothesized that the implementation of a digital physiotherapy intervention is feasible and effective to improve functional independence and quality of life. This study protocol is the first to explore the effect of digital physiotherapy intervention in children's patients in a low resource setting (Anantapur). 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.
PB Frontiers
YR 2022
FD 2022-09-30
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33759
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/33759
LA eng
NO Estebanez-Pérez M-J, Martín-Valero R, Moreno-Morales N, Liñán-González A, Fernández-Navarro R and Pastora-Bernal J-M (2022) Digital physiotherapy intervention in children in a low resource setting in Anantapur (India): Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Front. Public Health 10:1012369. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1012369
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026