Turkish Version of The Upper Limb Hypermobility Assessment Tool

NCT ID: NCT05435924

Last Updated: 2022-11-07

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-08-19
• Study Completion Date: 2022-10-28

Brief Summary

Hypermobility is more than normal joint laxity, mobility, and range of motion. It is characterized by increased laxity and fragility of connective tissues. Symptoms from hypermobility can begin at any age and affect women more than men. People are at higher risk than other people. It is stated that hypermobility is an important factor in orthopedic injuries and diseases. Individuals with hypermobility have more frequent orthopedic complaints and the problems are usually idiopathic and chronic. Studies have reported that proprioception and musculoskeletal reflex function may be affected independently of symptoms in hypermobile individuals. Therefore, evaluating hypermobility is very important in preventing hypermobility-related problems and injuries and developing appropriate treatment methods. Although the Beighton score is the most commonly used scoring method to determine hypermobility, it may be insufficient to determine hypermobility of the upper extremities. The Upper Limb Hypermobility Assessment Tool (ULHAT) has been reported to be one of the most appropriate scoring methods for assessing upper extremity hypermobility in the literature. The aim of this study is to adapt ULHAT to Turkish and measure its validity and reliability.

Conditions

Hypermobility, Joint

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: OTHER
• Study Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE

Interventions

Turkish validity and reliability

1. Explanation of the Turkish version of the scale.

2. Translating the Turkish version of the scale into English to ensure consistency with the original scale.

3. First application of scales to participants by two examiners separately.

4. Second application of the scales to the participants by one examiner.

5. Statistical analysis and scaling

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Healthy volunteers
• Aged between 18 to 35

Exclusion Criteria

• Using assistive devices or orthoses for the upper extremity
• Surgery history of the upper extremity
• Pain located on the upper extremity in the last 6 months
• Previous trauma that might restrict normal range of motion.
• Having degenerative or inflamatuar disease

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 35 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Kutahya Health Sciences University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Emrah Afsar

Head of Occupational Therapy Deparment

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Emrah Afsar, Phd

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Kutahya Health Sciences University

Locations

Kutahya Health Science University

Kütahya, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

ULHAT Study

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id