Construct Validity and Reliability SCALE

Hacettepe University52 enrolled

Overview

The aim of the study was to determine construct validity, discriminant validity and intra- and interrater reliability of the Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity ( SCALE).

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 4 YearsMax age: 18 Years

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Inclusion Criteria: * diagnosis of spastic cerebral palsy, * age between 4 and 18 years, * ability to follow simple instructions. * ability to walk (GMFCS levels I-IV), Exclusion Criteria: * unstable situation regarding their tonus-regulating medications * orthopedic intervention or surgical correction within the last year, * botulinum toxin injection within the last 6 months

Locations (1)

Hacettepe University

Ankara, Sıhhiye, Turkey (Türkiye)

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity

SCALE examines SVMC in children with spastic CP. The SCALE tool assesses hip, knee, ankle, subtalar, and toe joints bilaterally.The SCALE tool assigns each joint a score from 0 to 2 points: 2 points, normal; 1 point, impaired; and 0 points, unable. The SCALE score is the sum of scoresfor each joint and assumes a 10 point maximum per limb.

Time frame: 15 minutes

Secondary Outcomes

Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)

The GMFCS describes gross motor function in children with CP. It focuses on self-initiated movements, in particular sitting and walking. It is an age-related five-level system in which level I represents the least limitation and level V the most.

Time frame: 2 minutes

Gross Motor Function Measurement (GMFM)

Gross Motor Function Measurement evaluates motor functions in children with Cerebral Palsy. There is 88 items under 5 subdimensions (lying and rolling, sitting, crawling and kneeling, standing, walking-running-jumping. GMFM has a 4-point scoring system for each item. The higher the child gets, the more successful the child is in gross motor functions.

Time frame: 15 minutes

Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)

Tone of lower extremity muscles will be assessed with Modified Ashworth Scale. The spasticity of each muscle ranged between 0 to 5. 0 means no increase in muscle tonus while 5 means that the joint is rigid due to the increase in excess tonus.

Time frame: 5 minutes

The Physicians' Rating Scale (PRS)

The Physicians' Rating Scale is an observational tool that has been used to evaluate gait. PRS is assesses gait in the sagittal plane.

Time frame: 5 minutes

Central Contacts

Merve Tunçdemir

CONTACT

00903123051576 merve.kd@hotmail.com

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