The Munich Knee Questionnaire - Development and Validation

Knee Injury Clinical Trial

— MKQ  

Official title:

The Munich Knee Questionnaire (MKQ) - Development and Validation of a New Patient-reported Outcome Measurement Tool in Knee Surgery

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01950208
• Other study ID #: Beiromat_01
• Secondary ID: Kirchhoff_Beirom
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 15, 2013
• Last updated: September 20, 2013
• Start date: August 2012
• Est. completion date: April 2013

Study information

• Verified date: September 2013
• Source: Technische Universität München
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Germany: Federal Ministry of Education and Research
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

the purpose of this study is to develop and validate a new PRO measurement tool for the knee joint, the so-called Munich Knee Questionnaire (MKQ), allowing for a qualitative self-assessment of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS), the International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC), the Lysholm Knee Score, the Western Ontario Meniscal Evaluation Tool (WOMET) and the Tegner Score.

Description:

A systematic review of the literature was performed to identify valid and commonly used instruments regarding follow-up examinations in the field of knee surgery. PubMed.gov was searched for knee-specific terms (knee, surgery, joint, lower extremity) combined with psychometric (follow-up, validity, reliability, responsiveness) and instrument-specific terms (self-reported, patient-based, measurement tool, outcome measure, questionnaire). Hence, the KOOS, IKDC, Lysholm, WOMET and Tegner Score were identified as frequent used and valid measurement tools in the evaluation of knee joint function. After analysing each single question of these questionnaires for coincidences regarding measurement of specific knee function, the identified items were condensed to one single question for each specific item. Typical functional abilities (flexion/extension) were depicted as photographs. Thus, one single questionnaire with a total of 33 questions divided in five subscales (Symptoms, Pain, Work and Activities of daily life, Sports and Recreational activities, Physical function and knee related Quality of Life), was created.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 105
• Est. completion date: April 2013
• Est. primary completion date: October 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• all patients presenting with knee pain

Exclusion Criteria:

• no exclusion

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Knee Injuries
• Knee Injury

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Germany	Klinik und Poliklinik für Unfallchirurgie	Munich	Bavaria

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Technische Universität München

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Germany, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	The International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC)		up to 6 weeks starting from onset of symptoms	No
Primary	Munich Knee Questionnaire (MKQ)		up to 6 weeks starting from onset of symptoms	No
Secondary	The self-assessment of the Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score (KOOS)		up to 6 weeks starting from onset of symptoms	No

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