Reliability And Validity Of Urdu Version Of Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire

Reliability And Validity Of Urdu Version Of Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire Among Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Patients

The goal of study is to convert Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire into Urdu and test its reliability and validity among the Pakistani citizens. Also check its correlation with Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire and visual analogue scale as well.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Detailed Description

A cross-sectional study will be conducted after approval from ethical review committee of Riphah international university of Faisalabad. Total of 90 participants will be included in this study from different community areas, hospitals and rehabilitation centers with carpal tunnel syndrome. 71 of them will be male and 19 will be female. Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder, and Hand questionnaire will be correlated with Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire and visual analogue scales. These questionnaires will be filled by participants firstly for baseline, secondly after treatment and third one week later as a follow up. Written informed consents will be taken before filling questionnaires.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 90

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Pakistan
  • Punjab
    • Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan, 38000
      • Ripah International university

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Carpal tunnel syndrome population of Pakistan will be included in study.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age above 18 years.
• Subjects with phalen's and Tinnel's test positive.

Exclusion Criteria:

Participants who had following conditions:

• Diabetes mellitus, thyroid disease, rheumatoid arthritis, radiculopathy of cervical spine, cognitive impairment.
• Hand surgery within previous 3 months.
• Difficulty in understanding of language.
• Musculoskeletal disorder.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire	Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire scale was designed to identify musculoskeletal disorders in the upper limbs, however it is also an appropriate outcome measure for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire questionnaire has 30 questions. These questions assess how difficult it is to execute a variety of functions due to arm, shoulder, or hand issues (21 items). They also look at intensity of symptoms (5 items), as well as psychological impact of condition (4 items).There are five response possibilities for each item, varying from little difficulty or no symptoms (1 point) to unable to do activity or severe condition (5 points).	1st day
Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire	Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire is divided into two sub-scales: symptom severity & functional status. Every question has a 5-point scale, with 1 indicating no difficulties and 5 indicating significant symptoms or reduced function. Boston carpal tunnel syndrome questionnaire is a brief questionnaire that may be completed in 10 minutes.	1st day
Visual analogue scale	Visual analogue scale is a tool which is used to measure pain severity. It ranges from 0-10 with 0 means no pain ranges between 1 to 3 mean mild pain, 4 to 6 represents moderate pain and 7 to 9 means severe pain whereas 10 means unbearable pain.	1st day

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Riphah International University
• Investigators: Study Chair: Muhammad Kashif, Riphah International University

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): May 30, 2021
• Primary Completion (Actual): December 15, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): December 15, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: June 6, 2022
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: June 6, 2022
• First Posted (Actual): June 8, 2022

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 7, 2024
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 6, 2024
• Last Verified: May 1, 2024

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Validity; Reliability; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome; Urdu Version; Disabilities Of The Arm, Shoulder And Hand Questionnaire
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Nervous System Diseases; Wounds and Injuries; Disease; Neuromuscular Diseases; Mononeuropathies; Peripheral Nervous System Diseases; Median Neuropathy; Nerve Compression Syndromes; Cumulative Trauma Disorders; Sprains and Strains; Syndrome; Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Other Study ID Numbers: REC-FSD-00271

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No