Clubfoot, PBS
Conditions
Brief summary
Evaluate agreement and inter-rater reliability of PBS-score assessments based on video documented material.
Detailed description
120 children with idiopathic clubfoot will be included from four different countries 30 patients from each participating center. Inclusion criteria include: age 4-14 years, diagnosis of idiopathic clubfoot, ability to walk 10 m repeatedly, and ability to communicate verbally (and in writing for caregivers) in Swedish, English, Portuguese, Urdu, or Pashto. All items of the PBS-score will be documented using video recordings. Six to eight senior orthopedic surgeons will score a total of 90 children each, not the children from their center of employment, according to the PBS-score based on videos. Collaborating centers include Karolinska University Hospital, Sweden, Hospital Pequeno Príncipe, Brazil, and Hayatabad Medical Complex, Orthopaedic Unit, Peshawar, Pakistan.
Interventions
OTHERScore assessment
PBS Score
Sponsors
Region Stockholm
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
5 Years to 17 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Clubfoot
Exclusion criteria
\-
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PBS Score agreement and inter-rater reliability | 1 year | PBS Score is a tool to grade the severity of clubfoot recurrence in the walking child, and was proposed to serve as an instrument to guide treatment. The sum of all points for all signs is scored between 7 and 18. |
Countries
Sweden
Outcome results
None listed