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Can a new arabic questionnaire accurately assess shoulder and elbow injuries in overhead athletes?
NCT ID NCT07729306
First seen Jul 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 28, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study aims to translate and adapt the Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic (KJOC) Shoulder and Elbow Score into Arabic and test whether it is a valid and reliable tool for Arabic-speaking overhead athletes. The KJOC score is a patient-reported questionnaire that measures function, pain, and sport-related limitations. The trial will enroll 100 Egyptian athletes who participate in overhead sports like volleyball, handball, or tennis and have shoulder or elbow symptoms. If the Arabic version proves accurate, it could help clinicians better assess and manage these injuries in Arabic-speaking populations.
What this could mean
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- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a validated Arabic-language tool to better assess shoulder and elbow function in overhead athletes, improving injury management and return-to-sport decisions.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-country validation study. The tool may not perform equally well in other Arabic-speaking populations or sports settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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100 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Finished
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Jul 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This study will be conducted on 100 symptomatic Egyptian overhead athletes. They will be screened for inclusion and exclusion criteria.
- Ages
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18 to 45 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion criteria (Almeida et al., 2025) * Male or female symptomatic athletes who participates in overhead sports (badminton, water polo, basketball, baseball, softball, handball, volleyball, or tennis) at least twice a week (Paraskevopoulos et al., 2024). * Age ranges from 18 to 45 years old (Schulz et al., 2022). * Non illiterate native Arabic speakers Exclusion criteria: * History of upper limb injury or any other injury that prevents the athlete from actively participating in their sport (Sukanen et al., 2022). * History of recent upper limb trauma, neuropathic pain, or surgery (Sasagawa et al., 2024). * Asymptomatic athletes who participate in overhead sports * Occurrence of a new injury during the study's reliability assessment interval (Sedighimehr, 2020). * Surgery that prevents full sports participation * Arabic speakers who are not native speakers. * Being illiterate or unable to read Arabic. * Visual or cognitive difficulties that make it difficult to read the questionnaire or take part in the interview.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Cairo University
Cairo, Egypt