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ArticlePhysical therapy2023

Shoulder Performance Activity Test (SPAT) for People With Shoulder Pain: Feasibility, Reliability, and Validity.

Catarina O Sousa, José Diego S Nascimento, Federico Pozzi, Joseph R Kardouni, Lori A Michener

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Article in Physical therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06718296 (Development of a Photographic Shoulder Scale to Assess Shoulder Movements in Daily Activities), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT06718296 recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Development of a Photographic Shoulder Scale to Assess Shoulder Movements in Daily Activities

Typeobservational_patient_registrySponsorIstanbul University - CerrahpasaRan2024 to 2027Enrolled100ConditionsShoulder Pain
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Catarina O SousaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN), Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil.ORCID 0000-0002-2818-3596
José Diego S NascimentoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Federal University of Paraíba (UFPB), João Pessoa, Paraíba, Brazil.
Federico PozziDepartment of Physical Therapy, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6384-9605
Joseph R KardouniSurgeon Directorate, U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) Headquarters, Fort Bragg, North Carolina, USA.
Lori A MichenerDivision of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
United States Army Medical Command · USUniversidade Federal da Paraíba · BRUniversidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte · BRUniversity of Florida · USUniversity of Southern California · US

Funding

Center for Clinical and Translational ResearchUL1TR000058 · NCATS · VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY · PI MOELLER, FREDERICK GERARD · 2012 to 2015
$12.5M
Rehabilitation Research Career Development ProgramK12HD055929 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MED BR GALVESTON · PI BROWN, DAVID A · 2007 to 2021
$11.7M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR000058NICHD NIH HHS K12 HD055929
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe purpose of this study was to assess feasibility, reliability, and validity of a new performance-based test, the Shoulder Performance Activity Test (SPAT).

methodsPeople with shoulder pain (n = 93) and without shoulder pain (n = 43) were included. The SPAT consists of overhead reach, hand behind head, and hand behind back tasks, each performed with 20 repetitions and rated by time, pain, and effort. The SPAT scores were summed for time, pain, and effort, and a total score across the 3 tasks. Feasibility was assessed by the percentage of SPAT task completion, test-retest reliability by intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), standard error measurement, minimal detectable change, and known-groups construct validity by comparing between groups (shoulder pain and no pain) and between shoulders in those with pain.

resultsAll participants performed the 3 SPAT tasks. The ICC was 0.74-0.91, and the minimal detectable change was 3.1-4.7 for task scores and 10.0 points for the total score. Individuals with pain presented higher tasks and total scores compared with those without pain. The moderate/severe pain group had higher scores than the low pain and no shoulder pain groups, and the low pain group had higher scores than the no pain group. Scores were higher in the involved shoulder compared with the uninvolved shoulder.

conclusionThe SPAT is a feasible and reliable performance-based test for use in patients with shoulder pain and can differentiate between individuals with and without pain, among different levels of pain, and between involved and uninvolved shoulders. IMPACT: The SPAT provides a standardized method for clinicians to assess shoulder functional performance tasks, which can enable a comprehensive assessment of shoulder disability and clinical decision making. The error metrics can be used to determine meaningful changes in performance.

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ShoulderShoulder PainDisability EvaluationFeasibility StudiesHumansReproducibility of ResultsSurveys and QuestionnairesFunctional PerformanceOutcome MeasuresPatient Outcome AssessmentShoulderValidation Study

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PMID37172131
PMCPMC10410097
OpenAlexW4318541236

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