Translation, Cultural Adaptation and Validation of Urdu Version of VISA-A Questionnaire

Translation, Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of Urdu Version of Victorian Institute of Sports Assessment - Achilles (VISA-A) Questionnaire for Athletes With Achilles Tendinopathy

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT05125198

Acronym

VISA-A

Enrollment

Registered

2021-11-18

Start date

2021-06-17

Completion date

2021-12-30

Last updated

2022-01-19

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Conditions

Achilles Tendinopathy

Keywords

Achilles tendinopathy, Validity, Reliability, Translation, VISA-A

Brief summary

This study is designed to translate and validate the VISA-A questionnaire to the Urdu language, to interpret its psychometric properties, and to determine the reliability of scores obtained from the population of Pakistan. The translated version of the gold standard tool will be used by the local population as well as Urdu-speaking immigrants across the globe to better understand and report the severity of their symptoms. Hence, to improve quality of life across cultures, there is a need of standard outcome measures in Urdu language.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

OTHER

Time perspective

CROSS_SECTIONAL

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Individuals aged over 18 years and both genders. * Athletic population with the diagnosis of unilateral mid-portion or insertional Achilles tendinopathy, paratendinosis, partial tendon rupture with or without retrocalcaneal bursitis. * With positive Painful arc sign and Royal London Hospital Test. * Healthy individuals.

Exclusion criteria

* Complete rupture of Achilles tendon, * Pregnant women and those with any history of radicular pain or lower extremity injury * Previous surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change being assessed in interpretation of Severity of Achilles tendinopathy.among participants using translated version of VISA-A questionnaire.	1 week	VISA-A is consisted of eight questions that measured the domains of pain, function in daily living, and sporting activity. Results range from 0 to 100, where 100 represents the perfect score

Countries

Pakistan

Outcome results