Adaptation Process of Patient-Reported Outcomes, an eVALuation Study (APPROVALS)
Objectives: To identify the respective contributions of back-translations and of the expert committee in the process of cultural adaptation of patient reported outcome with an experimental design in the adaptation process :
Four translations of a questionnaire will be produced:
- A simple translation by two translators, who serves as the basis for the three other translations
- A translation made with the use of a back-translation.
- A translation with review by an expert committee.
- A translation the use of a back-translation and review by an expert committee.
Properties of each translation will be analyzed and compared
Study Overview
Status
Status
Conditions
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Enrollment
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Adult (other 18 years)
- Able to read, understand and answer the adapted questionnaire
- Having a medical condition targeted by the questionnaire
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Number of groups / cohorts
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / CohortGroup / Cohort |
Intervention / TreatmentIntervention / Treatment |
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Initial
Patients answering the initial translation
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Process used to adapt a questionnaire from one cultural setting to another
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Committee-only
Patients answering the translation modified by an expert committee
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Process used to adapt a questionnaire from one cultural setting to another
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BT-only
Patients answering the translation modified with the use of a back-translation
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Process used to adapt a questionnaire from one cultural setting to another
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Both
Patients answering the translation modified by an expert committee with the use of a back-translation
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Process used to adapt a questionnaire from one cultural setting to another
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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heiQ questionnaire
Time Frame: baseline
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Face/content validity, reliability, structural validity
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baseline
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Sponsor
Collaborators
Collaborators
Investigators
Investigators
- Study Director: Francis Guillemin, MD, PHD, Inserm, CHRU Nancy, Université de Lorraine, CIC 1433 Épidémiologie Clinique
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Epstein J, Santo RM, Guillemin F. A review of guidelines for cross-cultural adaptation of questionnaires could not bring out a consensus. J Clin Epidemiol. 2015 Apr;68(4):435-41. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2014.11.021. Epub 2014 Dec 17.
- Epstein J, Osborne RH, Elsworth GR, Beaton DE, Guillemin F. Cross-cultural adaptation of the Health Education Impact Questionnaire: experimental study showed expert committee, not back-translation, added value. J Clin Epidemiol. 2015 Apr;68(4):360-9. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.07.013. Epub 2013 Sep 29.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Study Start
Primary Completion (Actual)
Primary Completion
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
First Posted
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Posted
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
Other Study ID Numbers
- APPROVALS
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
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