Validity and Reliability of The 3-Meter Backward Walk Test in Individuals With Lower Limb Amputation

NCT05095584 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2021/298
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Clinicians are routinely required to make decisions about fall risk among lower limb prosthesis users. For these decisions, clinicians should use valid, reliable, quantitative, and multidimensional measures of balance test for individuals with lower-limb amputations. The objective of this study was therefore to establish, validity and reliability for 3 meter backward tests administered to established unilateral lower-limb amputations. This study included a total of 30 lower limb amputees \[age (18-65) years\]. 3 Meter Backward Walking Test, Rivermead Mobility Index, Timed Up and Go test (TUG) was applied to the patients. The second evaluation (retest) was carried out by the same physiotherapist two days following the first evaluation (test) in order to measure test-retest reliability.

Conditions

Lower Limb Amputation Knee; Lower Limb Amputation Below Knee (Injury)

Keywords

validity; fall; lower limb amputee; backward walking; reliability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• validity and reliability of 3 meter backward walking test in lower limb amputees

  validity and reliability

  4 weeks

Study Arms (1)

validity and reliability of 3 meter backward walking test

EXPERIMENTAL

This study was conducted as "test-retest" design and the psychometric properties of 3-m backward walk test were examined in LLA. The Rivermead Mobility Index, 3-m backward walk test, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up and Go test were applied to the patients. An experienced physiotherapist performed all these tests. In order to measure test-retest reliability, the second evaluations (retest) were carried out by the same physiotherapist two days following the first evaluation (test). A same evaluator collected data in order to avoid the inter-rater variability error rate between the evaluations. The patient was evaluated at one time of the day for test and retest.

Diagnostic Test: 3 meter backward walk test

Interventions

3 meter backward walk test DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

validity and reliability of 3-meter backward walk test in lower limb amputation group

validity and reliability of 3 meter backward walking test

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• unilateral transtibial or transfemoral amputation due to traumatic, dysvascular, or oncologic causes,
• years of age or older,
• one or more years of using a prosthesis (i.e., established users),
• could walk independently for a minimum of 10 m).

You may not qualify if:

• ambulate at least 10 m without an upper extremity assistive device (e.g., cane),
• have an orthopedic or neurological disease that might influence balance,
• with complications to their contralateral leg (e.g., joint replacement, arthritis, or wounds),
• have severe vision and hearing impairment,
• amputation of a second limb and individuals with stump wounds and gait problems

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Tezel Yıldırım Şahan: lead

Study Sites (1)

Tezel Yıldırım Şahan

Ankara, 06018, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Abit Kocaman A, Aydogan Arslan S, Ugurlu K, Katirci Kirmaci ZI, Keskin ED. Validity and Reliability of The 3-Meter Backward Walk Test in Individuals with Stroke. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2021 Jan;30(1):105462. doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2020.105462. Epub 2020 Nov 13.

  PMID: 33197801 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Researcher

Model Details: crosssectional

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 15, 2021
• First Posted: October 27, 2021
• Study Start: August 5, 2021
• Primary Completion: October 10, 2021
• Study Completion: October 30, 2021
• Last Updated: March 16, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)