Construct Validity and Reliability SCALE

Construct Validity and Reliability of the Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity in Children With Cerebral Palsy

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03951441

Enrollment

Registered

2019-05-15

Start date

2017-10-09

Completion date

2019-07-22

Last updated

2019-05-15

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Conditions

Cerebral Palsy

Keywords

lower limb

Brief summary

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).

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

4 Years to 18 Years

Healthy volunteers

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

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Selective Control Assessment of the Lower Extremity	15 minutes	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.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Gross Motor Function Classification System (GMFCS)	2 minutes	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.
Gross Motor Function Measurement (GMFM)	15 minutes	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.
Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS)	5 minutes	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.
The Physicians' Rating Scale (PRS)	5 minutes	The Physicians' Rating Scale is an observational tool that has been used to evaluate gait. PRS is assesses gait in the sagittal plane.

Countries

Turkey (Türkiye)

Contacts

Primary ContactMerve Tunçdemir

merve.kd@hotmail.com00903123051576

Outcome results