Online Information on Myofascial Pain Syndrome

NCT04599400 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Not appropriate
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 151
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The investigators aim in this study is to evaluate myofascial pain syndrome (MPS) related websites in terms of the quality and the readability of the information. Also, to identify the typologies of websites that provide high-quality information about MPS.

Conditions

Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Diffuse

Keywords

muscle; pain; online information

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (5)

• % of websites

  Websites typologies were commercial (websites that sell or offer a product for profit), government (websites created, administered or regulated by an official government agency), health portal (websites that provide information about health issues), news (news and information created to provide newspaper or magazine websites), non-profit (charitable/supportive/educational websites that were not established for the purpose of profit-making), professional (websites created by organizations or individuals with professional medical qualifications), scientific journal (accessible scientific articles or academic publications). Websites that do not fit any typology were categorized under the heading of others.

  One day

• Readability Scores

  The investigators used an online tool to assess the Flesch-Kincaid Grade. The "FKG Level Formula" presents a score as a US grade level, thereby making it easier for teachers, parents, librarians, and others to judge the readability level of various books and texts. The FKG evaluates the average sentence length and average syllables per word in the calculation of readability score The investigators used an online tool to assess the Flesch-Kincaid Grade (FKG) scores of websites (https://www.webfx.com/tools/read-able/). The "FKG Level Formula" presents a score as a US grade level, thereby making it easier for teachers, parents, librarians, and others to judge the readability level of various books and texts. The FKG evaluates the average sentence length and average syllables per word in the calculation of readability score

  One day

• Readability Scores

  The investigators used an online tool to assess the Simple Measure of Gobbledygook (SMOG) scores of websites (https://www.webfx.com/tools/read-able/). The SMOG grade is a measure of readability that estimates the years of education needed to understand a piece of writing. In addition to parameters in the FKG scoring system, the SMOG grade evaluates the number of polysyllabic words in 30 sentences. The SMOG is widely used, particularly for checking health-related texts. The SMOG readability formula consists of a readability equation based on average sentence length and 3 or more syllable word ratio variables

  One day

• Quality Scores

  It consists of four parts; 1. Authorship; In this section, the authors, contributors and their identity information and the institutions they are affiliated with must be specified. 2. Bibliography; All sources and references must be listed; copyright must be specified. 3. Patent right; The "ownership" of the website must be clearly and fully disclosed, with sponsorship, advertising, insurance, business support and potential conflicts of interest. 4. Actuality; The date when the content was published and updated must be specified. Evaluations were made by giving 1 point to each item meeting these criteria. The lowest score that can be obtained in the JAMA criteria is "0" and the highest score is 4. A website with ≥3 points is considered as high quality, whereas ≤2 is considered as low quality. Two independent investigators (FB and OVY) evaluated JAMA scores.

  One day

• Reliability sertification

  The Health on the Net Foundation (HON), established to promote the online delivery of useful and reliable health information and to ensure its convenient and efficient use, has prepared HONcode to help standardize the reliability of health information available on the web. HONcode criteria; authors' competencies should be stated, patient-physician should complete the relationship, the privacy policy should be explained, the source and date of the content should be explained, the content should be compared, the contact information should be explained, the financing of the site should be explained, and the advertisement policy should be explained. HON issues the HONcode compliance certificate to the evaluated websites. If HONcode is available on the website, that website can be considered a high quality website.

  One day

Interventions

There is no intervention in our study OTHER

There is no intervention in our study

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

Not appropriate

You may qualify if:

• The URL of the first 200 sites

You may not qualify if:

• The sites in languages other than English
• The sites with video and audio recording but without reading text
• The sites with access problems or requesting registration
• Subscription and the sites that do not provide information about myofascial pain syndrome

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kars State Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Biruni University Faculty of Medicine

Istanbul, 34100, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Fibromyalgia; Pain

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Muscular Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Neuromuscular Diseases; Nervous System Diseases; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Fatih Bagcier

  Biruni University Faculty of Medicine

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: RETROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 11, 2020
• First Posted: October 22, 2020
• Study Start: April 1, 2020
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2020
• Study Completion: April 1, 2020
• Last Updated: October 26, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)