Spanish Version of the Balance Evaluation Systems Test and Mini Balance Evaluation Systems Test

Translation and Validation of the Spanish Version of the BESTest and Mini-BESTest

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03403218

Acronym

BESTest

Enrollment

Registered

2018-01-18

Start date

2017-09-18

Completion date

2017-12-30

Last updated

2018-01-18

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Conditions

Balance

Keywords

balance, risk of falling

Brief summary

This study aim to translate the BESTest and mini-BESTest to Spanish, adapt it and investigate its validity in spanish population.

Detailed description

To translate the BESTest and mini-BESTest to Spanish, adapt it and investigate its validity in spanish. Check its metric properties in relation to other balance tests.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALCase group

assessment of quality on posture, transfers and displacement

Study design

Allocation

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

BASIC_SCIENCE

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

single group assignment. cross-sectional survey.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

65 Years to 85 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

healthy subjects without diagnosed balance problems. \-

Exclusion criteria

* Diagnosed balance problems. * One falling in the last three months.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Concurrent validity of Best test- 1	1 month	concurrent validity of BESTest compare to other model balance tests

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Psychometric properties of Spanish version of BESTest.	1 year	To perform a detailed analysis of the psychometric properties of the BESTest Spanish version.
Psychometric properties of Spanish version of mini-BESTest.	1 year	To perform a detailed analysis of the psychometric properties of the mini-BESTest Spanish version.

Other

Measure	Time frame	Description
concurrent validity of mini-BESTest	1 month	concurrent validity of mini-BESTest compare to Berg scale and FES.

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 25, 2026