The Munich Knee Questionnaire - Development and Validation

The Munich Knee Questionnaire (MKQ) - Development and Validation of a New Patient-reported Outcome Measurement Tool in Knee Surgery

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01950208

Acronym

MKQ

Enrollment

105

Registered

2013-09-25

Start date

2012-08-31

Completion date

2013-04-30

Last updated

2013-09-25

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Conditions

Knee Injury

Keywords

Assessment

Brief summary

the purpose of this study is to develop and validate a new PRO measurement tool for the knee joint, the so-called Munich Knee Questionnaire (MKQ), allowing for a qualitative self-assessment of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), the Lysholm Knee Score, the Western Ontario Meniscal Evaluation Tool (WOMET) and the Tegner Score.

Detailed description

A systematic review of the literature was performed to identify valid and commonly used instruments regarding follow-up examinations in the field of knee surgery. PubMed.gov was searched for knee-specific terms (knee, surgery, joint, lower extremity) combined with psychometric (follow-up, validity, reliability, responsiveness) and instrument-specific terms (self-reported, patient-based, measurement tool, outcome measure, questionnaire). Hence, the KOOS, IKDC, Lysholm, WOMET and Tegner Score were identified as frequent used and valid measurement tools in the evaluation of knee joint function. After analysing each single question of these questionnaires for coincidences regarding measurement of specific knee function, the identified items were condensed to one single question for each specific item. Typical functional abilities (flexion/extension) were depicted as photographs. Thus, one single questionnaire with a total of 33 questions divided in five subscales (Symptoms, Pain, Work and Activities of daily life, Sports and Recreational activities, Physical function and knee related Quality of Life), was created.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* all patients presenting with knee pain

Exclusion criteria

* no exclusion

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Munich Knee Questionnaire (MKQ)	up to 6 weeks starting from onset of symptoms

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The self-assessment of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)	up to 6 weeks starting from onset of symptoms

Other

Measure	Time frame
The International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC)	up to 6 weeks starting from onset of symptoms

Countries

Germany

Outcome results