Psychometric Properties of Sit-to-stand Test in Spinal Cord Injury

Khon Kaen University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Spinal Cord Injuries

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03625193

PHD02232558

Details and patient eligibility

About

1. Do different arm placements (including arms on armrests/devices, arms on knees, arms free, and arm crossed over chest) influence outcomes of sit-to-stand test (STST) in ambulatory individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI)?
2. What are the factors associated with ability to perform STST in ambulatory individuals with SCI?
3. Are the single-time sit-to-stand test (STSST) and five-time sit-to-stand test (FTSST) reliable, valid and responsive to determine functional alteration in ambulatory individuals with SCI?

Full description

• To cross-sectionally compare characteristics (duration and amount of lower limb loading) of STS movements among 4 arm placement conditions (arms on armrests/devices, arms on knees, arms free, and arm crossed over chest) in ambulatory patients with SCI.
• To investigate reliability (inter-rater, intra-rater, and test-retest), standard error of measurement and minimal detectable changes of the STSST and FTSST in ambulatory patients with SCI.
• To investigate concurrent validity and factors associated with ability of the STSST and FTSST in ambulatory patients with SCI.
• To investigate the ability of the STSST and FTSST to predict the risk of falls over 1, 3 and 6 months in ambulatory patients with SCI.
• To investigate internal and external responsiveness of the STSST and FTSST to detect changes on walking ability over 1, 3 and 6 months in ambulatory patients with SCI.
• To estimate the minimal clinically important difference or clinical significance of the FTSST in ambulatory patients with SCI.

Enrollment: 182 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 - 29.9 kg/m2
• Having an incomplete SCI from traumatic or non-traumatic causes
• Ability of independent standing up from a chair with or without hand support
• Ability of independent walking with or without walking device over at least 10 meters continuously.
• Ability to follow commands used in the studies

Exclusion criteria

Any ambulatory individuals with incomplete SCI who present signs and symptoms that might affect ability to perform STST will be excluded from the study such as

• Pain in the muscles or joints with an intensity of pain more than 5 out of 10 on a numeric rating scale (NRS)
• Joint deformities that affect mobility
• Other neurological disorders such as having brain lesions
• Unstable medical conditions
• Pregnancy

Trial design

182 participants in 1 patient group

Ambulatory patients with SCI

Description:

* Age at least 18 years * Body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 - 29.9 kg/m2 * Having an incomplete SCI from traumatic or non-traumatic causes * Ability of independent standing up from a chair with or without hand support * Ability of independent walking with or without walking device over at least 10 meters continuously. * Ability to follow commands used in the studies