New scale to reveal why physios choose Hands-On therapy
NCT ID NCT07296380
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to develop a questionnaire that measures physiotherapists' behaviors and attitudes toward manual therapy (hands-on treatment). About 300 physiotherapists in Turkey will complete the online survey. The goal is to create a reliable tool to understand why therapists choose manual therapy, which can help improve training and patient care.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
The study population for this study consists of healthy adult physiotherapists actively working in public or private healthcare institutions or university hospitals in Turkey. Participants are expected to have basic training in manual therapy or clinical practice experience. Data collection will be conducted online, and participation is entirely voluntary. No medical interventions will be administered; data will be collected solely through a self-report questionnaire.
- Ages
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22 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Be actively working as a physiotherapist in Turkey (public/private hospital, university hospital, private clinic, etc.) * Have received basic training in manual therapy or have clinical practice experience * Be a healthy adult aged 22 or over * Be able to read and understand Turkish (the survey language is Turkish) * Agree to participate in the study voluntarily and provide individual informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Professionals working in healthcare fields other than physiotherapy * Physiotherapists without manual therapy experience * Participants who complete the survey form incompletely, incorrectly, inconsistently, or provide duplicate entries * Individuals who refuse to provide informed consent * Individuals who withdraw their voluntary consent during the research process
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Pamukkale University
Denizli, Denizli, 20160, Turkey (Türkiye)
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