Validity, Reliability of Neck Disability Index in Albanian (NDI)

Adaptation, Translation, and Cross-cultural Validation of the Cervical Disability Index (NDI) for Use in the Albanian-speaking Population

To translate and validate the Cervical Disability Index (NDI) into Albanian for use in the Albanian-speaking population

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Trigger Point Pain, Myofascial; Myofascial Pain Dysfunction Syndrome
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: Observation

Detailed Description

The cross-cultural adaptation will be carried out according to the internationally recommended methodology, following the guidelines: translation, back-translation; dissemination of questionnaires and data collection and analysis.

Psychometric properties will be assessed by administering the questionnaire to approximately 400 participants. Reliability will be estimated by assessing stability and homogeneity.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 582

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Spain
  • Murcia, Spain, 30107
    • Jasemin Todri

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

adults with cervical pain

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Myofascial syndrome
• Headache
• muscular pain
• articular pain
• arthirtis

Exclusion Criteria:

• contraindications to manual therapy
• severe trauma
• tumor
• metabolic disease

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Albanian Neck Disability Index	An online questionnaire used to assess the impact of neck pain on patients' activities of daily living and quality of life which consists of 10 items, each addressing a specific dimension of functionality or symptoms related to neck disorders.Each item includes five response options ranging from 0 to 5 points, where 0 indicates the absence of problems or limitations and 5 represents the maximum inability or restriction to perform the evaluated activity. The total score is calculated by adding the values of the 10 items, with a maximum of 50 points.	7 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Jasemin Todri, UCAM Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): February 16, 2025
• Primary Completion (Actual): February 25, 2025
• Study Completion (Actual): April 14, 2025

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: February 12, 2025
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: February 12, 2025
• First Posted (Actual): February 18, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): April 18, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 15, 2025
• Last Verified: April 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Validity; Translation; cross-cultural adaptation; Albanian Neck Disability index
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Musculoskeletal Diseases; Stomatognathic Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Muscular Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Joint Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Jaw Diseases; Mandibular Diseases; Craniomandibular Disorders; Fibromyalgia; Myofascial Pain Syndromes; Temporomandibular Joint Disorders; Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Syndrome
• Other Study ID Numbers: 208/9

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No