Clinical trial NCT06174025: Validity and Reliability of the 6 Minute Pegboard Ring Test
Official title: Validity and Reliability of the 6 Minute Pegboard Ring Test in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Patients
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
Keywords: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
6 Minute Pegboard and Ring Test
arm exercise endurance
upper extremity
Lead sponsor: Gaziantep Islam Science and Technology University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-12-18
Enrollment: 22
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 6
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: CASE_ONLY
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Individuals diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Brief summary: This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of 6PBRT in individuals with DMD and its applicability on these patients.

Detailed description: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common type of progressive muscular dystrophies and is an X-linked recessive, rarely autosomal dominant, muscle disease. DMD begins in childhood and progresses until they become unable to walk. Individuals with DMD experience skeletal muscle weakness, difficulty breathing, and decreased exercise capacity. In these patients, traditionally lower extremity tests are; 6-minute walk tests, treadmill tests and Cardiopulmonary exercise tests are used. However, it is reported that the upper extremity is also affected in individuals with DMD. The 6-Minute Pegboard and Ring Test (6PBRT), which is valid and reliable in most disease groups, is also a test that can be applied to the upper extremities. It is important to use 6PBRT frequently in clinical research practice for patients with DMD and to know its validity and reliability. To our knowledge, the validity and reliability of this test in individuals with DMD has not been established in the literature. This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of 6PBRT in individuals with DMD and its applicability on these patients.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Volunteering to participate in the research,
* Being diagnosed with Duchenne muscular dystrophy between the ages of 6-17,
* Being Level 1 and 2 according to the Brooke Upper Extremity Functional Classification Scale
* Having no problems reading and/or understanding the scales and cooperating with the tests to be.
* Ability to sit independently for approximately 15 minutes during the evaluation

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not volunteering to participate in the research,
* Having any orthopedic problem in the upper extremity,
* A neurological disease or other clinical condition that may affect cognitive status having a diagnosis,
* Having had surgery on the upper extremities in the last 6 months and any having an injury
* At a level that prevents functional activities in the upper extremity Having severe contractures (joint restriction)

Primary outcomes:
measure: 6 Minute Pegboard and Ring Test
timeFrame: A total of two measurements will be made at 1-week intervals within 6 months.
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Quick Shoulder-Hand Syndromes Questionnaire
timeFrame: A total of two measurements will be made at 1-week intervals within 6 months.
measure: Assessment of muscle strength
timeFrame: A total of two measurements will be made at 1-week intervals within 6 months.
measure: The Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory
timeFrame: A total of two measurements will be made at 1-week intervals within 6 months.
measure: Brooke Upper Extremity Functional Classification Scale
timeFrame: A total of two measurements will be made at 1-week intervals within 6 months.
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Gaziantep
country: Turkey
facility: Gaziantep İslamic Science and Technology University
state: Şahinbey
Study officials:
affiliation: Gaziantep İslamic Science and Technology University
name: Çağtay MADEN, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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