The Reliability of the Nine Hole Peg Test in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis

Active, not recruiting

• Conditions: Motor Activity
• Interventions: Diagnostic Test: Nine Hole Peg Test

• Registration Number: NCT05012241
• Lead Sponsor: Charles University, Czech Republic

Brief Summary

The main aim of the project is to establish inter-rater reliability, internal variability and variability of results got in two different ways of the Nine Hole Peg Test administered according to the new Czech extended version manual in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Detailed Description

At least 30 patients with multiple sclerosis will be tested by Nine Hole Peg Test according to new Czech manual for this test. The testing will take place in one session. Video of patients' performance will be obtained.

The inter-rater reliability, internal variability and variability of results got in two different ways will be established.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2021-08-12
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-08-12
• Study First Posted: 2021-08-19
• Study Start: 2021-09-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-02-28
• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-29
• Last Update Posted: 2024-04-30
• Study Completion: 2024-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 33

Inclusion Criteria

• outpatients with clinically definite multiple sclerosis
• Czech language as a mother tongue
• age from 20 to 65 years
• clinically stable disease (more than 30 days since the last attack of the disease)
• Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) score between 1.5-8.0

Exclusion Criteria

• inability to complete the test attempt of the Nine Hole Peg Test
• vision impairment uncorrectable with glasses
• severe hearing loss
• inability to understand instructions
• inability to complete complete testing
• failure to sign Informed consent for the patient and Consent to the collection and processing of personal data during the study at the General University Hospital in Prague

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Czech patients with multiple sclerosis	Nine Hole Peg Test	Czech patients with multiple sclerosis will be asked to fill in a questionnaire. Then they will be tested by the Nine Hole Peg Test. Video of their performance will be obtained.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
results from the Nine Hole Peg Test	10 minutes	time in seconds and hundreds of seconds

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Center for Demyelinating Disease (MS center), Department of Neurology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague; 🇨🇿 Praha, Czechia

Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University and General University Hospital in Prague; 🇨🇿 Praha, Czechia