Translating batteries with good psychometric properties into Turkish will increase the number of assessment batteries we can use in our language for clinical and academic studies. Therefore, the aim of our study was to verify the validity, reliability, and translation into Turkish of the Hypertonus Assessment Tool for children with motor disorders.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
—
Max age
18 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion Criteria:
* as voluntary participation in the study,
* a diagnosis of a neuromotor disorder under the age of 18,
* sufficient cognitive ability to follow verbal commands
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with any other systemic disease,
* Who had received botulinum toxin A injections or undergone surgery within the past three months,
* Be unable to follow verbal instructions
* Medical treatment had been modified within the last month
Primary outcome measure(s)
Hypertonia Assessment Tool — The patient, diagnosed by a pediatric neurologist, is evaluated by the researcher. A second evaluation is repeated one week later after a follow-up examination to ensure test-retest reliability. The Hypertonia Assessment Tool (HAT) was developed to address the need for a single instrument capable of evaluating different subtypes of increased muscle tone within one assessment battery. The HAT involves observing a patient's limb during a targeted passive stretch and during voluntary movement to assess increased tone or resistance. The scale consists of seven items in total: two assess spasticity, two assess rigidity, and three assess dystonia.
This page summarises publicly available registry data for informational purposes — not medical advice. Eligibility is determined by each study team; patients should discuss participation with their clinician.
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