Urdu Version Of Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Scale; A Reliability And Validity Study

NCT ID: NCT05449288

Last Updated: 2022-07-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Total Enrollment: 100 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2021-05-30
• Study Completion Date: 2022-03-12

Brief Summary

The ultimate goal of this study is to interpret Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Scale into Urdu and analyse its reliability and validity in the population of Pakistan lumber radiculopathy patients. Examine its correlation with Quebec back pain disability scale and the visual analogue scale, as well as the Roland-Morris disability questionnaire.

Detailed Description

As per preceding commendation, Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Scale will be translated into Urdu language from its English version and adapted culturally in Pakistan. 100 individuals will be selected on the basis of convenience sampling with clinical characteristics. The patient will answer the questionnaire package that included the Urdu version Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Scale, Quebec back pain disability scale, Roland-Morris disability questionnaire and Visual analogue scale on the same day, with a 30-minute delay between the first and second application. Observer-1 will be conducting a third assessment after 7 days for intra-observer evaluation. Statistical Package of Social Sciences Version 24 will be used to enter and evaluate the data. Internal consistency will be measured using the Cronbach alpha value. To evaluated test-retest reliability, an intraclass correlation coefficient will be employed. The Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Scale will be evaluated for content validity, construct validity, criterion validity, and responsiveness.

Conditions

Lumbar Radiculopathy

Study Design

• Observational Model Type: ECOLOGIC_OR_COMMUNITY
• Study Time Perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Both genders, between the ages of 18 to 65,
• Individuals who could read and speak Urdu as a first language
• People who have been diagnosed with lumbar radiculopathy by a physician or neurosurgeon,
• Low Back Pain in the lower extremities with or without radicular pain.

Exclusion Criteria

• Female patients who were pregnant
• Patients with a mental health history, cancer, or neurological problems
• Acute low back pain is a frequent disease (included recent thoraco-lumbar trauma),
• Psychiatric and behavior issues, systemic disease (tumors and rheumatological diseases), and central or peripheral neurological problems
• Patients who had recently had a cerebrovascular accident or a myocardial infarction were also ruled out.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Riphah International University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Muhammad Kashif

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Riphah International University

Locations

Ripah International University

Faisalabad, Punjab Province, Pakistan

Countries

Pakistan

Other Identifiers

REC-FSD-00273

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id