Validity and Reliability of the Sitting Assessment Scale in Cerebral Palsy

Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Cerebral Palsy

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05621135

GIBTU-FTR-DGK-2

Details and patient eligibility

About

The Sitting Assessment Scale is a valid and reliable scale that evaluates sitting balance in Cerebral Palsy (CP). The validity and reliability study of the scale has been done, but it has not been adapted to Turkish language. The aim of this study is to adapt the Sitting Evaluation Scale, which evaluates sitting balance in Cerebral Palsy, into Turkish and to examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the scale.

Full description

Cerebral Palsy will be participate the study between the ages of 2 and 18 years. Children's classified with GMFCS and MACS.

Evaluation will be applied to the volunteer participants after the translation steps of the Sitting Evaluation Assessment are completed. The validity of the scale will be examined in terms of construct validity and content validity. All evaluations will be performed in the clinic with the specialist physiotherapist.

Enrollment: 34 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of Cerebral Palsy voluntary participation,
• Age between 2-18 years

Exclusion criteria

• Not voluntary to participate in the research,
• Botox in the last 6 months,
• Hip or spine surgeries in the last 6 months