Arabic Version of Marx Activity Rating and Knee Stability in Sports/Cutting-Pivoting Ability Scales

NCT05470790 | Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: QCH-SREC0 4 /2022
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 150
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are among the most common knee ligament injuries, causing joint instability and impairments. Besides being challenging, this type of injury greatly affects the athlete's passion and wellbeing, and it is associated with several risk factors. Injuries to the ACL are estimated to occur within 80,000 to 250,000 young, active and healthy athletes each year. This cross-sectional observational study aimed at translating, adapting cross-culturally, and investigating the psychometric properties of the Marx Activity Rating Scale (MARS) and the Knee Stability in Sports/Cutting-Pivoting Ability (KSS/CPA) scale in Saudi patients with anterior cruciate ligament injuries. For this study, a convenient sample size of 100 athletes with ACL injuries and healthy participants will be selected from different Saudi hospitals and clubs. Study participants will be informed about the study and a consent form will be obtained before they participate. A number of scales will be used as outcome measures, including the MARS, KSS/CPA scale, Knee Injury, and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, Lysholm Knee Score, and International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form. Internal consistency of both the MARS and KSS/CPA scales will be tested using Cronbach's alpha. A construct's validity will be measured by Spearman's correlation coefficient. Content validity can be determined by examining whether there are floor and ceiling effects. A significance level of 0.05 will be used to determine whether the data is significant. Ultimately, the study will help patients with ACL injuries to make informed decisions about their treatment, empower healthcare professionals to understand patients' concerns, and facilitate research.

Conditions

Anterior Cruciate Ligament; Injuries

Keywords

Knee Injury; Sports Ability; Activity Level; Patient Report Outcome; Rating Scales

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Arabic version of Marx activity rating scale

  The arabic version of Marx activity rating scale measures four activities: running, deceleration, cutting, and pivoting; higher scores indicate an increased frequency of knee-related activities. The frequency of performing these activities in the past 12 months is measured on a five-point scale. Based on the four items, the maximum score is 16 (if they answer "four or more times a week" for all four), and the minimum score is zero. For each item, one point will be awarded for each frequency category, beginning with "one time every month." and if participants answered "less than once a month" for one of the items, they will be awarded zero points; "once in a month," one point; "once a week," two points; etc.

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• Arabic version of knee stability in sports/cutting -pivoting ability scale

  The items in the Arabic version of knee stability in sports/cutting -pivoting ability scale are ranked on a Likert scale of 1 to 5, with response categories consisting of (A) normal, (B) near-normal, (C) abnormal, (D) severe abnormal, and (E) dysfunctional. knee stability in sports is a scale that emphasizes giving way to sensations and instability in the knees during linear activities (i.e., running in straight lines, accelerating, and decelerating), which involve lower-level motions. The cutting -pivoting ability scale section concerns the frequency, ability, and discomfort of performing pivotal activities. However, the ordinal knee stability in sports/cutting -pivoting ability scale will be converted into continuous variables (A = 100, B = 75, C = 50, D = 25, E = 0) and an overall self-assessment evaluation of knee function (0 = worst, 100 = best) will be recorded.

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Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score

  3 minutes

• Lysholm Knee Score

  2 minutes

• International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form

  2 minutes

Study Arms (2)

athletes with anterior cruciate ligament injuries

Other: patient reported outcome measures

control

Other: patient reported outcome measures

Interventions

patient reported outcome measures OTHER

Activity Rating Scale, Knee Stability in Sports/Cutting-Pivoting Ability scale, Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score, Lysholm Knee Score, and International Knee Documentation Committee Subjective Knee Form.

athletes with anterior cruciate ligament injuries; control

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 45 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)
• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

sports population

You may qualify if:

• An athlete with an orthopedic diagnosis of unilateral ACL injury
• Age from 18 years to 45 years old
• Participants who read and write in Arabic
• Healthy participants that do not have lower limb injury limited participation in physical activity for at least six months.

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with other lower limbs or different musculoskeletal injuries such as lower back pain may affect physical activity

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University: lead
• Qatif Central Hospital: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

Dammam, Eastern Province, 2435, Saudi Arabia

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries; Knee Injuries

Interventions

Patient Reported Outcome Measures

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Leg Injuries

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Health Care Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Services Research; Health Planning; Health Care Economics and Organizations; Patient Outcome Assessment; Outcome Assessment, Health Care; Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; Quality of Health Care; Health Services Administration; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Central Study Contacts

Majed Ali Alabbad, MSc

CONTACT

966569877985; majed2031@gmail.com

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 20, 2022
• First Posted: July 22, 2022
• Study Start: May 1, 2022
• Primary Completion (Estimated): October 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): December 1, 2026
• Last Updated: May 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SA (1)