Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validity of the Arabic-translated NEUROPATHY-SPECIFIC QUALITY OF LIFE Questionnaire
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18-70
SponsorCairo University
About this trial
PURPOSE: This study will translate, culturally adapt, validate, and test the reliability of the Neuro Qol Arabic version to be used with diabetic patients in Arabic countries.
Background: The Neuropathy- and Foot Ulcer-Specific Quality of Life instrument is a multidimensional scale was developed to assess the QoL of diabetic patients with peripheral neuropathy. Producing Arabic versions of the Translating Scale can help researchers investigate offloading treatment among the Arabic population with DFUs.
Hypotheses: The study design was a cross-cultural validation of NeuroQol, the Arabic version, for patients with DFUs.
Research Question: Will there be cultural adaptation, validation, and reliability between the (Neuro Qol) Arabic version and the original language?
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Arabic is their first language The absence of any other neurological diagnosis affecting the sensory and motor system, such as stroke or multiple sclerosis
Age ranges between 18 and 70 years,
History of DM diagnosed by a physician and confirmed by either hemoglobin A1c ≥6.5% or the use of hypoglycemic agents.
Disqualifiers
A hospital inpatient
Had pre-existing comorbidities such as cancer, shingles or other neuropathic pain entity that predated diabetes or can mimic or cause a neuropathic pain that is not arising as a result of diabetes.
Pregnant patients as diabetes may be of gestational type
Had recently experienced physical trauma that may have contributed to neuropathic pain had trauma or dermatological diseases of the skin as this could affect skin sensitivity (e.g. wounds, psoriasis and eczema).
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Neuropathy - and Foot Ulcer - Specific Quality of Life instrument (Neuro Qol)
Treatment groups
290 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment groupLocations
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Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo UniversityRecruiting11432, Cairo, Giza Governorate
Egypt
EgyptSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov