Turkish Translation , Validity and Reliability of the Hypertonia Assessment Tool in Children With Motor Disorders
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeUp to 18
SponsorKastamonu University
About this trial
Translating batteries with good psychometric properties into Turkish will increase the number of assessment batteries we can use in our language for clinical and academic studies. Therefore, the aim of our study was to verify the validity, reliability, and translation into Turkish of the Hypertonus Assessment Tool for children with motor disorders.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
as voluntary participation in the study,
a diagnosis of a neuromotor disorder under the age of 18,
sufficient cognitive ability to follow verbal commands
Disqualifiers
Patients with any other systemic disease,
Who had received botulinum toxin A injections or undergone surgery within the past three months,
Be unable to follow verbal instructions
Medical treatment had been modified within the last month
Trial population
This methodological study was designed as a Turkish language adaptation, validity, and reliability study. It will be conducted at the Developmental Physiotherapy and Pediatric Rehabilitation Unit of the Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Health Sciences, Gazi University, between January 15, 2025, and January 15, 2026. Children with neuromotor disorders diagnosed by a pediatric neurologist and attending routine clinical follow-up visits will be recruited through convenience sampling. The total sample size was determined as 70 participants, corresponding to ten times the number of items in the scale. Children whose parents provide written and verbal informed consent will be included in the study.
Trial design
Design model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
70 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial groupGroup A: Children with motor disorders
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Hypertonia Assessment Tool
The Hypertonia Assessment Tool (HAT) was developed to address the need for a single instrument capable of evaluating different subtypes of increased muscle tone within one assessment battery. The HAT involves observing a patient's limb during a targeted passive stretch and during voluntary movement to assess increased tone or resistance. The scale consists of seven items in total: two assess spasticity, two assess rigidity, and three assess dystonia.
Time frame
The patient, diagnosed by a pediatric neurologist, is evaluated by the researcher. A second evaluation is repeated one week later after a follow-up examination to ensure test-retest reliability.Sponsors and contacts
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Kastamonu University
Lead sponsor
Gazi University
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov