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NCT Number: NCT04920279

Validity Of Turkish Version Of ABC Scale In Diabetes Mellitus Patients

Activities-specific Balance Confidence (ABC) scale is a well-known tool to evaluate functional balance. Diabetic patients suffer more often from balance disorders than the rest of the population. The aim is to investigate the validity of the Turkish version of ABC short form in patients with diabetes mellitus (DM).

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Key information

Conditions

Diabetes Mellitus Balance; Distorted Endocrine System Diseases Evaluations, Diagnostic Self Glucose Metabolism Disorders Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases

Age range

45 year–75 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training & Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey (Türkiye)

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About this study

Thirty patients with DM will be included according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria. All the participants will be evaluated by ABC form and Timed Up and Go Test (TUG). The Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS ) will be used for all the patients.

ABC scale is a self-assessment test with 16 items that helps assess balance impairments and falling risk, and it also investigates how confident people are while they are in some specific activities both indoors, and outdoors. Total score changes between 0-100.

The HbA1c values of all patients will be noted if a blood test will be performed in the last three months.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • 45-75 years old
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • The complete existence of the data to be used in the study in the records of our hospital

Exclusion criteria

  • Not having any other additional disease that will affect balance coordination
  • No lower extremity joint replacement or lower extremity amputation at any level

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Validity of the Turkish Version of Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale in Patients With Diagnosis of the Diabetes Mellitus Before.

    Time frame: A single point in time (1 day)

    The Activities-specific Balance Confidence Scale (ABC Scale) is a structured questionnaire that measures an individual's confidence in performing activities without losing balance. Total score ranges from 0% to 100%. Lower than 50 %: low level; 50-80 %: moderate level above 80 %: high level of physical functioning

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Istanbul Physical Medicine Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital

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Registry information

Official study title

Validity Of The Turkish Version Of Activities-Specific Balance Confidence Scale In Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jun 9, 2021
Registry last updated
Jul 28, 2022

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