The Micheli Functional Scale's Validity and Reliability

Hacettepe University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Low Back Pain

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06001229

GO 22/540

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to assess the reliability and validity of the "Micheli Functional Scale" in the Turkish context.

Full description

The study will include a minimum of 80 individuals who are 16 years old or above, have been engaged in the same sports activity for at least two years, participate in physically demanding activities for at least three days a week, and possess the ability to read and write Turkish. Before participating in the study, athletes will be required to sign an informed consent form. Their demographic information will then be recorded.Before conducting the test, we will gather information about the athletes' history of low back pain using the extended Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire. We will also use this questionnaire to identify any other musculoskeletal issues that the person may have.Two Turkish translators, fluent in English, will independently translate the original Micheli Functional Scale into Turkish. They will then discuss their translations and create a common one. The resulting translation will be translated back into English by two native English speakers who are also proficient in Turkish. These translations will be reviewed and combined into a single version. A Turkish scientist will evaluate the questionnaire for its suitability in the Turkish language. The final version will be tested on a small pilot group to determine its comprehensibility. After this, the questionnaire will be administered to the entire study group. To assess the validity of the Micheli Functional Scale, we will use the Oswestry Functional Questionnaire and the Ronald Morris Disability Questionnaire. One week after the test, we will repeat these surveys.

Enrollment: 80 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 16 to 25 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 16 years old and over
• Having been doing the same sport for at least 2 years,
• Participating in sports activities or activities that require a high level of effort at least 3 days a week,
• Able to read and write Turkish

Exclusion criteria

• Has a cognitive problem that prevents him from understanding and answering the questions or is taking a drug that may cause them,
• Having a history of orthopedic or neurological injury or pain at a level that may prevent training or competition during the evaluation,
• History of spine/lower and upper extremity surgery,
• Structural deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis,
• Those with trap neuropathy will be excluded from the study.