Urdu Translation of Revised High-Level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT) in Healthy Children
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An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- This is an observational study: the protocol does not assign a study treatment.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Healthy Children. Basic parameters: 5 years — 12 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- Pakistan
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Urdu Translation of Psychometric Properties Analysis of Revised High-Level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT) in Healthy Children
Overview
The ability to move with ease is labelled as mobility. Limitations in mobility are frequent, recovery of these skills is crucial for physical performance which gives children valuable social possibilities and has long-term advantages for their physical and mental health. The high-level mobility assessment tool (HiMAT) is a unidimensional performance to measure the degree of high-level mobility in traumatic brain injury patients. The revised HiMAT has been utilised recently in paediatric populations to assess clinical trial outcomes and measure high-level motor skills. Urdu translation of revised HiMAT will be executed by using forward backwards translation method. Two bilingual translators fluent in both Urdu and English languages will facilitate the researcher in the translation of the tool. This final translated version will be then tested for validity and reliability on all participants of the study. The psychometric properties of the tool will be assessed including reliability, internal consistency, and item discrimination.
Detailed description
Following steps will be followed for translation:
1. Forward Translation:
Two independent translators who spoke Urdu as their native language will conduct initial translation into Urdu (U-HiMAT). 2. Synthesis:
In this step both translated versions (U1 \& U2) will be synthesized to obtain a common translated version of U-HiMAT. Full Urdu version of scale will be completed. 3. Backward Translation:
Urdu translated version will be translated back into English by a different team consisting of professional independent bilingual translators. 4. Expert Committee:
Expert committees consisting of pediatric physical therapists and pediatric clinical practitioners will evaluate and review the difference between a translated version and an original draft. They will create a pre final version for field testing. 5. Pre-Final Version Testing:
Pre-final Urdu and English version of scale will be tested on patients. Expert panel will review the findings from this process.
After completion of translation process, psychometric properties of the tool will be analysed.
Primary outcome measures
- Revised High Level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT) [Time frame: 6 months]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Children with age group 5-12 years
- No condition affecting mobility of children
- Able to understand and follow instruction.
- Can speak \& understand language
Exclusion criteria
- Children with visual impairments.
- Children with conditions affecting their mobility.
- Children with any history of surgery in the past one year.
- Children with any cardiorespiratory comorbidities.
- Children with muscle strain, ligament sprain or joint laxity in lower extremities.
- Cognition less than 20 on Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).
- Children with any history of any foot deformity
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
Study locations
Pakistan · 1 center
- Riphah International University — Lahore
Publications
- Williams G, Pallant J, Greenwood K. Further development of the High-level Mobility Assessment Tool (HiMAT). Brain Inj. 2010;24(7-8):1027-31. doi: 10.3109/02699052.2010.490517. PMID 20545456
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06986720 · REC/RCR&AHS/24/0729