Cross-Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of the Turkish Version of Atroshi-Lyrén 6-item Symptoms Scale

Recruiting

• Conditions: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

• Registration Number: NCT05970692
• Lead Sponsor: Ilke KARA

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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-07-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-07-24
• Study First Posted: 2023-08-01
• Study Start: 2023-09-26
• Status Verified: 2024-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-02-20
• Last Update Posted: 2024-02-22
• Primary Completion: 2024-08-13
• Study Completion: 2024-12-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• Aged between 18-65 years old,
• Had symptoms of numbness, tingling, weakness and pain in the hands for at least 1 month,
• Assessed through provocation tests and physical examination to match the median nerve distribution.

Exclusion Criteria

• Not willing to participate in the study,
• Clinical or electrophysiological signs of proximal nerve compression,
• Diabetes or other metabolic disease,
• Rheumatoid arthritis or other general inflammatory diseases.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
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)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bitlis Eren University; 🇹🇷 Bitlis, Turkey