Clinical trial NCT05732636: Urdu Translation And Cross-Cultural Validation of the Foot And Ankle Disability Index
Official title: Urdu Translation And Cross-Cultural Validation of the Foot And Ankle Disability Index for the Patients With Chronic Ankle Instability
Study type: OBSERVATIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Conditions: Ankle Disorders Injuries
Lead sponsor: Sehat Medical Complex
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2023-02-17
Enrollment: 50
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 35
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Observational model: OTHER
Time perspective: PROSPECTIVE
Sampling method: NON_PROBABILITY_SAMPLE
Study population: Athletes at Pakistan Sports Board with Chronic Ankle Instability.

Brief summary: The goal of this Cross-cultural validation study is to Urdu translate and cross-cultural validation of Foot and Ankle Disability Index for the Patients with Chronic Ankle Instability. The main question it aims to answer was:

• To Translate Foot and Ankle Disability Index in Urdu and to find out the Validity and Reliability for Patients with Chronic Ankle Instability.

Data collection procedure would be, FADI Urdu version was introduced and the patients were asked to fill FADI Urdu version. The questionnaire was filled again by the same participants after one week to assess the test retest reliability. Questionnaire was conducted to have the best result. After the ethical approval, participants who meet the inclusion criteria and who were free from exclusion criteria were explained about the objectives of this study. Only those who gave consent were included in the study.

Detailed description: The foot and ankle are common sources of pain and disability, with approximately 2 million people in the United States per year affected by foot pain. As many as 25% of sports injuries have been attributed to the foot or ankle, with ankle sprains accounting for up to 45% of all injuries in some sports. The Foot and Ankle Disability Index (FADI) were designed to assess functional limitations related to foot and ankle conditions. Therefore, it is used to assess the patients with chronic ankle instability. The FADI was originally developed in English. It has been translated and validated in Italian languages and showed excellent reliability and responsiveness. To cross culturally validate the FADI in Urdu, the FADI will be translated in Urdu to assess the chronic ankle instability patients to check the instability. Convenience sampling technique will be used in this study. A study will be conducted at Pakistan Sports Board Lahore including 10 athletes for 1st stage and 50 Athelets in 2nd stage. The aim of this study was to translate FADI in Urdu and to find out the validity and reliability of Urdu version of FADI in patients with chronic ankle instability. Reliability and validity of FADI in Urdu version was evaluated by calculating Cronbach's alpha, intra-class correlation co-efficient and Pearson/ spearman rank correlation co-efficient. SPSS 25 was used for data analysis.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* A history of ankle sprain with pain and/or limping for more than 1 day,
* Chronic weakness, pain, or instability that they attributed to the initial injury
* Giving way in the last 6 months.
* Able to read Urdu Language

Exclusion Criteria:

* Bilateral ankle instability
* History of ankle fracture
* Ankle injury within 3 months of participation
* History of anterior cruciate ligament injury
* History of balance disorder
* Current participation in supervised physical rehabilitation.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Urdu version of Foot and Ankle Disability Index
timeFrame: at Day 7
measure: Foot and ankle ability measure (FAAM)
timeFrame: at Day 7
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Lahore
country: Pakistan
facility: Pakistan sports board Lahore
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Riphah International University
name: Saira Akbar Bodla, MS-SPT
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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