Elbow Disease, Elbow Surgery, Patients Reported Outcomes
Conditions
Brief summary
Validation of the cross-cultural adapted Italian version of the Oxford Elbow Score, in order to have an instrument able to detect the functional state reported by patients after elbow surgery.
Detailed description
An Italian version of the Oxford Elbow Score has been created by an experts committee, according to the published guidelines for the cross-cultural adaptation of self-reported measures. The new version of the questionnaire will be administered to a sample size of 120 patients, in addition to MEPS, Quick DASH and SF-36 questionnaires during the follow-up apointments at 2 and/or 6 months after elbow surgery in two Orthopaedic Clinic in North Italy. Reliability, validity , reproducibility and responsiveness will be detected by questionnaires.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Ability to speak and understand Italian, * need for one-elbow surgical procedure any elbow disease.
Exclusion criteria
* Injury in more than one musculoskeletal district
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| the Italian version of the Oxford Elbow Score (OES) | up to 1 month post-surgery | The Oxford Elbow Score (OES) is a disease-specific questionnaire, completed by patients, which assesses: pain, function and psychological status related to the elbow joint. Each domain is transformed into a 100-point score, where the highest value indicates a better condition. The total score is the result of the average of the three domains. |
| The Mayo Elbow Performance Score (MEPS) | up to 1 month post-surgery | This questionnaire evaluates pain, range of motion, joint stability and the ability to perform 5 movements, respectively. The function of the elbow is considered excellent (score ≥ 90), good (75-89), modest (60-74), and poor (\<60). |
| Quick Disability of Arm Shoulder and Hand | up to 1 month post surgery | The Quick DASH is scored in two components: the disability/symptom section (11 items, scored 1-5) and the optional high performance sport/music or work modules (4 items, scored 1-5). |
| The Short Form - 36 (SF-36) Questionnaire | up to 1 month post-surgery | The Sort Form-36 is widely used questionnaire to survey health related quality of life. The questionnaire is a 36-items that measures eight domains of health reporting a score from 0 (worst) to 100 (best). |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Minimal clinical change of the Italian version of the Oxford El bow Score | Att 1month and 3 month post-surgery | A group of patients will be interviewed at two different times points interval |
Countries
Italy
Outcome results
None listed