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NCT Number: NCT02379143

Practice of the Short Wave Diathermy (SWD) Application

Various national & international bodies like FDA, CSP has laid down the guidelines for the reasonable use of SWD electro therapeutic agent (EPA) ensuring safety & effectiveness.

However, it remains uncertain, whether the practicing physiotherapists are aware of the very existence of this guidelines and implementing them in daily practice. Any lack of knowledge about this background can endanger the patient safety leading to serious health hazards.

In the present survey, 49 physiotherapy practitioners were interviewed with a self-report measure to investigate their knowledge base, mode of application of SWD (6 items) & the awareness about recommended guidelines (5 items) etc.

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Key information

Conditions

Electromagnetic Fields

Age range

25 year–60 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

Study design: cross sectional survey design with the use of a self-report form to record the participant's views was used. Sampling frame consisted of physiotherapists working in private clinics in sub-urban area of Mumbai, Maharashtra, India.

Institutional ethic committee of Terna Physiotherapy College granted permission to conduct this survey. The self-report forms were coded in order to conceal the identity of the therapist.

In this survey 49 physiotherapists were interviewed with a self-report form consisting of total 23 item. In the initial section of this survey form a general information was collected regarding years of experience (1 item), Types of condition treated (1 item), No of patients treated (item 1) Duration of onset (item 1) & the type of modality used (item 1). Specific items interrogating therapist's knowledge about the EMF generating modality were designed to retrieve the information about dosage prescription (7 item), acquaintance with recommended guidelines & indications (item 5), years of experience with that particular modality (item1), Any kind of side effects observed (item 1), any action taken for the same (item 2), referring personnel for recommending this modality (item 1), overall therapist's experience with the effectiveness of this modality (item1).

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Private physical therapists practitioners

Exclusion criteria

  • Who were volunteering to participate

Treatment and study plan

interview method: self report form

Other

the responses about participants perception, behavior pattern and attitude were recorded on the self report form

Primary outcomes

  1. SELF REPORT FORM

    Time frame: ONE DAY. 15 MINUTES

    This 23 item form was prepared after the extensive discussion with the panel of experts. In the initial section of this survey form a general information was collected regarding years of experience (1 item), Types of condition treated (1 item), No of patients treated (item 1) Duration of onset (item 1) & the type of modality used (item 1). Specific items interrogating therapist's knowledge about the EMF generating modality were designed to retrieve the information about dosage prescription (7 item), acquaintance with recommended guidelines & indications (item 5), years of experience with that particular modality (item1), Any kind of side effects observed (item 1), any action taken for the same (item 2), referring personnel for recommending this modality (item 1), overall therapist's experience with the effectiveness of this modality (item1).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

TPCT's Terna College of Physiotherapy

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Registry information

Official study title

A Probe Into Practice of the Short Wave Diathermy (SWD) Application in Private Physiotherapy Clinics: a Survey From Ethical Practice & Safety Perspective.

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Mar 4, 2015
Registry last updated
Mar 4, 2015

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