Turkish Translation of SportsConcussion Assesment Tool 6

NCT ID: NCT06739785

Last Updated: 2025-08-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
• Total Enrollment: 30 participants
• Study Classification: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-09-15
• Study Completion Date: 2025-12-15

Brief Summary

Concussions, a significant type of sports injury caused by head, face, or neck trauma, are common in contact sports and require serious attention due to potential fatal consequences of mismanagement. The Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT), developed by the Concussion in Sport Group (CISG) and updated in 2023, provides a standardized approach to assess head injuries and manage athletes' return-to-sport process. While SCAT has been adapted into various languages, no Turkish version exists. This study aims to translate and culturally adapt SCAT 6 into Turkish, contributing to the accurate evaluation and management of concussion injuries among Turkish-speaking athletes.

Detailed Description

Concussions constitute an important part of sports injuries. Concussion is a head trauma caused by blows to the head, face and neck. Head injuries are common in contact sports. They are usually minor injuries. However, injuries should be taken seriously. Because mismanagement can be fatal in cases of misdiagnosis. Therefore, it is among medical emergencies .

A sports concussions group has been established for the correct management of concussions seen in sports. In 2022, the group met in Amsterdam, renewed the existing consensus and published it in the British Journal of Sports Medicine in 2023 . The Sport Concussion Assessment Tool (SCAT), developed by the sports concussion group (CISG), is a valid and reliable approach to assessing sports-related head injuries ('Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 6 (SCAT6),' 2023). The main purpose of SCAT is to assess head injuries with a standardised method and to manage the return to sport process of athletes. SCAT is an assessment tool that evaluates adult athletes over the age of 13 in terms of physical, mental and cognitive aspects and includes different sections.

In the literature, there are adaptations of previous and current versions of SCAT in different languages (Korean, Chinese, Persian, Arabic). However, no Turkish translation and adaptation study of any version has been conducted before. Turkishisation of this assessment tool is an important step in terms of accurately evaluating concussion injuries in Turkish-speaking athletes and managing the return to sport process correctly. The aim of this study is to translate the SCAT 6 into Turkish and to provide intercultural adaptation of the SCAT 6 to the literature.

Conditions

Sports Injury; Concussion, Mild; Concussion, Brain; Concussion, Severe; Concussion, Intermediate

Study Design

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

Interventions

SCAT6-tr

Step 1: Initial Translation At this stage, two independent bilingual translators whose native language is Turkish will translate the content into Turkish. Step 2: Integration of Translations

A single translation will be created by comparing the two Turkish versions of SCAT 6.

Step 3: Back-translation The Turkish version will be translated into English by 2 bilingual colleagues who are blind to the original version. The Turkish version will be translated into English by 2 bilingual colleagues who are blind to the original version. These two English versions will be compared, differences will be resolved by consensus and a new combined version will be created. If consensus cannot be reached, a third person will be asked for help. Step 4: Expert Evaluation

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

To be 13 years old

• Talking in Turkish
• Being a Professional Athlete

Exclusion Criteria

• Athletes who experience any injury during the test, retest process will be excluded from the study.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 13 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Ordu University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Ankara Medipol University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Responsible Party

FUAT YUKSEL

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

Ordu University

Ordu, , Turkey (Türkiye)

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Other Identifiers

E-1467249-000-1071258

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id