Clinical trial NCT06001229: The Micheli Functional Scale's Validity and Reliability
Official title: The Micheli Functional Scale's Validity and Reliability in Turkish Sport Groups
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Conditions: Low Back Pain
Lead sponsor: Hacettepe University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-08-21
Enrollment: 80
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 16
Maximum age (years): 25
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: OTHER
Sampling method: PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: To be eligible for the study, participants must be at least 16 years old, have been practicing the same sport for a minimum of 2 years, and engage in high-effort physical activity for at least 3 days per week. Additionally, those who are able to read and write in Turkish will be included in the study.

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to assess the reliability and validity of the "Micheli Functional Scale" in the Turkish context.

Detailed description: The study will include a minimum of 80 individuals who are 16 years old or above, have been engaged in the same sports activity for at least two years, participate in physically demanding activities for at least three days a week, and possess the ability to read and write Turkish. Before participating in the study, athletes will be required to sign an informed consent form. Their demographic information will then be recorded.Before conducting the test, we will gather information about the athletes' history of low back pain using the extended Nordic musculoskeletal questionnaire. We will also use this questionnaire to identify any other musculoskeletal issues that the person may have.Two Turkish translators, fluent in English, will independently translate the original Micheli Functional Scale into Turkish. They will then discuss their translations and create a common one. The resulting translation will be translated back into English by two native English speakers who are also proficient in Turkish. These translations will be reviewed and combined into a single version. A Turkish scientist will evaluate the questionnaire for its suitability in the Turkish language. The final version will be tested on a small pilot group to determine its comprehensibility. After this, the questionnaire will be administered to the entire study group. To assess the validity of the Micheli Functional Scale, we will use the Oswestry Functional Questionnaire and the Ronald Morris Disability Questionnaire. One week after the test, we will repeat these surveys.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* 16 years old and over
* Having been doing the same sport for at least 2 years,
* Participating in sports activities or activities that require a high level of effort at least 3 days a week,
* Able to read and write Turkish

Exclusion Criteria:

* Has a cognitive problem that prevents him from understanding and answering the questions or is taking a drug that may cause them,
* Having a history of orthopedic or neurological injury or pain at a level that may prevent training or competition during the evaluation,
* History of spine/lower and upper extremity surgery,
* Structural deformities such as scoliosis and kyphosis,
* Those with trap neuropathy will be excluded from the study.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Micheli Functional Scale
timeFrame: baseline and 1 week later
measure: Oswestry Disability Index
timeFrame: baseline and 1 week later
measure: Roland morris disability questionnaire
timeFrame: baseline and 1 week later
Secondary outcomes:
measure: The musculoskeletal system problem
timeFrame: baseline
Other outcomes:
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