Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of the Turkish Version of Atroshi-Lyrén 6-item Symptoms Scale
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study aims to develop Turkish version of the Atroshi-Lyrén 6-item symptoms scale (A-L scale) and to perform validity and reliability evaluations.
Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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Study Design
Arms and Interventions
Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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Healthy Controls Healthy individuals aged between 18-65 years old |
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CTS Group CTS patients aged between 18-65 years old |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Atroshi-Lyrén 6-item symptoms scale [1 week]
The A-L scale consists of 6 items that inquire about severity and frequency of night and daytime numbness and tingling and pain. For each patient the item responses are scored from 1 (best) to5 (worst) and then averaged for the 6 items to yield a total score (only 1 missing item response is allowed)
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Aged between 18-65 years old,
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Had symptoms of numbness, tingling, weakness and pain in the hands for at least 1 month,
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Assessed through provocation tests and physical examination to match the median nerve distribution.
Exclusion Criteria:
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Not willing to participate in the study,
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Clinical or electrophysiological signs of proximal nerve compression,
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Diabetes or other metabolic disease,
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Rheumatoid arthritis or other general inflammatory diseases.
Contacts and Locations
Locations
Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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1 | Bitlis Eren University | Bitlis | Turkey | 13000 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Ilke KARA
- Bitlis Eren University
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
None provided.- BEU-KTS-01