Validity and Reliability of "Shriners Hospital Upper Extremity Evaluation" in Children With Rheumatic Disease

Child, Only Clinical Trial

Official title:

Validity and Reliability Study of "Shriners Hospital for Children Upper Extremity Evaluation" in Children With Rheumatic Disease

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT04685434
• Other study ID #: IstanbulUC_34
• Status: Completed
• Start date: November 4, 2020
• Est. completion date: March 30, 2021

Study information

• Verified date: August 2021
• Source: Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

The most commonly used performance tests to evaluate upper extremity function in children diagnosed with rheumatic disease are the 9-hole peg test and Jebsen Taylor hand function tests. Although these tests have advantages such as being able to be applied in a short time, providing objective data, being easily applicable in the clinical environment, and being cost-effective, these tests are non-specific performance tests. Fine motor skills specific to rheumatic diseases, planned for children; There is no test battery that examines the mobility and position of each segment of the upper extremity during a function in detail. The Shriners Hospital for Children Upper Extremity Evaluation (SHUEE) is a video-based assessment approved for use in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. In addition to spontaneous functional movement, it also evaluates the dynamical position, grip, and release movements of the upper extremity segments. Approved with a total of 22 questions/tasks observed for children aged 3-18. While the evaluation takes about 15 minutes, it takes about 15-30 minutes for the participant to score after the evaluation. The test battery can be created with the materials found in the physiotherapy clinic and is therefore very practical in terms of cost. In addition, due to the video recording of the evaluation, it provides a detailed examination opportunity to the evaluator both during and after the evaluation. However, it is superior to other tests in terms of creating a patient archive due to video recording. This study aimed to introduce SHUEE to the literature as a new assessment tool to be used in pediatric rheumatic pathologies. It is planned to include 25 volunteer pediatric patients diagnosed with rheumatic diseases in the study. Intra-observer and inter-observer reliability of SHUEE in children with a rheumatic diagnosis will be evaluated. For validity, the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function test and Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire will be used.

Description:

Various questionnaires and test batteries are available to evaluate the functional activities of the upper extremities in children with upper extremity involvement. Among these questionnaires and test batteries, there are different performance tests evaluating the grip, wrist, and elbow movements in the upper extremity due to rheumatic disease. In the literature, the most common performance tests used in children diagnosed with rheumatic disease are the 9-hole peg test and the Jebsen Taylor hand function tests. Although these tests have advantages such as being able to be applied in a short time, providing objective data, being easily applicable in the clinical environment, and being accessible in terms of cost, these tests are non-specific performance tests. There is no test battery that examines the mobility and position of each segment of the upper extremity during a function in detail for motor skills specific to children with rheumatic diseases. The Shriners Hospital for Children Upper Extremity Evaluation (SHUEE) is a video-based assessment validated for use in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. In addition to spontaneous functional movement, it also evaluates the dynamical position, grip, and release movements of the upper extremity segments. Approved with a total of 22 questions/tasks observed for children aged 3-18. While the evaluation takes about 15 minutes, it takes about 15-30 minutes for the participant to score after the evaluation. The test battery can be created with the materials found in the physiotherapy clinic and is therefore very practical in terms of cost. SHUEE provides detailed information about the location of the upper extremity segments during the function. In addition, due to the video recording of the evaluation, it provides a detailed examination opportunity to the evaluator after the evaluation. However, it is superior to other tests in terms of creating a patient archive due to video recording. This study aimed to introduce SHUEE to the literature as a new assessment tool to be used in pediatric rheumatic pathologies.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 20
• Est. completion date: March 30, 2021
• Est. primary completion date: March 15, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 10 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• To be in the 10-18 ages group (In order for the devices to comply with the minimum measurement criteria and to be able to cooperate with the study)
• Being diagnosed with rheumatic diseases at least 6 months ago with only upper extremity affected
• Unilateral upper extremity involvement

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having an acute pathology that could affect walking
• To be diagnosed with orthopedic/neurological pathology that will affect work and cooperation

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Arm
• Child, Only
• Collagen Diseases
• Rheumatic Diseases

Intervention

Other:
• Shriners Hospital for Children Upper Extremity Evaluation
The interventions are evaluating tools for the functional performance of the upper extremity.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa	Istanbul

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

References & Publications (3)

Davids JR, Peace LC, Wagner LV, Gidewall MA, Blackhurst DW, Roberson WM. Validation of the Shriners Hospital for Children Upper Extremity Evaluation (SHUEE) for children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy. J Bone Joint Surg Am. 2006 Feb;88(2):326-33. — View Citation

Ozdogan H, Ruperto N, Kasapçopur O, Bakkaloglu A, Arisoy N, Ozen S, Ugurlu U, Unsal E, Melikoglu M; Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation. The Turkish version of the Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (CHAQ) and the Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ). Clin Exp Rheumatol. 2001 Jul-Aug;19(4 Suppl 23):S158-62. — View Citation

Sigirtmaç IC, Öksüz Ç. Investigation of reliability, validity, and cutoff value of the Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test. J Hand Ther. 2020 Mar 7. pii: S0894-1130(20)30024-7. doi: 10.1016/j.jht.2020.01.004. [Epub ahead of print] — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Shriners Hospital Upper Extremity Evaluation	The Shriners Hospital for Children Upper Extremity Evaluation (SHUEE) is a video-based tool for the assessment of upper extremity function. The outcome is the total score of the spontaneous functional analysis, dynamic positional analysis, and grasp/release analysis. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	Baseline
Primary	Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test	The Jebsen-Taylor Hand Function Test (JTHFT) is a standardized and objective measure of fine and gross motor hand function using simulated activities of daily living (ADL). The outcome is the sum of time taken for each sub-test, which is rounded to the nearest second. Lower scores mean a better outcome. Except for the subtest titled writing, all subtest scores should be under 10 seconds at least.	Baseline
Primary	Shriners Hospital Upper Extremity Evaluation	The Shriners Hospital for Children Upper Extremity Evaluation (SHUEE) is a video-based tool for the assessment of upper extremity function. The outcome is the total score of the spontaneous functional analysis, dynamic positional analysis, and grasp/release analysis. Higher scores mean a better outcome.	after two weeks from baseline
Secondary	The Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire	It is a self-report questionnaire and is said to measure both disability and discomfort in children with chronic arthritis. It assesses functional ability in 8 domains of physical function (30 items) for children between the ages of 6 months up to 18 years. Each item is scored on a four-point scale ranging from 0 (without any difficulty), 1 (with some difficulty), 2 (with much difficulty), 3 (unable to do). Lower scores mean a better outcome.	Baseline