Clinical trial NCT04843241: Translation of Neck Disability Index Into Local Pakistani Languages of Pakistan
Official title: Test of Reliability and Validation of Neck Disability Index Questionnaire in Local Languages of Pakistan
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Conditions: Neck Pain
Keywords: Neck Pain
Neck Disability Index
Tool Translation
Lead sponsor: Riphah International University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-04-13
Enrollment: 500
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 30
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: CROSS_SECTIONAL
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: To meet inclusion criteria participants diagnosed with neck pain, clinically stable, and able to read the local language version of NDI. Then patient response will be checked on the translated version

Brief summary: The aim of the study is to translate the neck disability index (NDI) questionnaire into Pushto, Punjabi, Sindhi and Balochi versions and o test the validity \& reliability of translated versions of NDI among neck pain patients in Pakistan.

Detailed description: The Neck Disability Index is a state-unambiguous instrument for the description of a disability. It is revised from the Oswestry Low Back Pain Questionnaire It contains 10 items mentioning various activities (personal care, lifting, driving, work, sleeping, concentration, reading, recreation) and pain (pain intensity, headache) with 6 conceivable answers for each item. Patients are educated to choose only one answer which most closely suits their condition at the current time. The score of each item ranges between 0 (no pain and no functional limitation) and 5 (worst pain and maximal limitation) that lead to the total score of 0 (no disability) to 50 (totally disabled), as 0-4 points (no disability), 5-14 points (10-28% disability), 15-24 points (30-48% disability), 25-34 points (50-64% disability) and 35-50 points (70-100% disability). The meantime to fill the questionnaire is 3-7.8 minutes. The NDI showed high validity and reliability for patients with neck pain.

By this study, the accuracy and reproducibility of the translated versions of NDI questionnaires will be enhanced and thus can create a useful measure to obtain data from culturally/linguistically diverse people belonging to different ethnic background as in Pakistan. It will create trustworthiness among clinicians and researchers to utilize the tool as a measure of what it is supposed to measure.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Mechanical neck pain
* Participants belonging to Urdu, Pushto, Punjabi, Sindhi and Balochi speaking class
* Participants from inpatient and outpatient department of hospitals
* participants should complete the questionnaire in their respective language without the help

Exclusion Criteria:

* Healthy Individuals
* Pathological neck pain
* Traumatic cervical or neck injuries
* Participants with disability due to any structural/ congenital cause

Primary outcomes:
measure: Translation of the Neck Disability Index questionnaire into Pushto, Punjabi, Sindhi and Balochi versions
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Test the validity & reliability of translated versions of Neck Disability Index among neck pain patients in Pakistan
timeFrame: 6 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Rawalpindi
country: Pakistan
facility: Margalla Rehabilitation Center
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Imran Amjad, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Rathore FA, Attique R, Asmaa Y. Prevalence and Perceptions of Musculoskeletal Disorders Among Hospital Nurses in Pakistan: A Cross-sectional Survey. Cureus. 2017 Jan 26;9(1):e1001. doi: 10.7759/cureus.1001.
citation: Andersson HI, Ejlertsson G, Leden I, Rosenberg C. Chronic pain in a geographically defined general population: studies of differences in age, gender, social class, and pain localization. Clin J Pain. 1993 Sep;9(3):174-82. doi: 10.1097/00002508-199309000-00004.
citation: Howell ER. The association between neck pain, the Neck Disability Index and cervical ranges of motion: a narrative review. J Can Chiropr Assoc. 2011 Sep;55(3):211-21.
citation: Farooq MN, Mohseni-Bandpei MA, Gilani SA, Hafeez A. Urdu version of the neck disability index: a reliability and validity study. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2017 Apr 8;18(1):149. doi: 10.1186/s12891-017-1469-5.