NCT06857357

Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale Modified for Headache

Evaluation of Kinesiophobia in Patients With Headache Using the Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale Modified for Headache: Turkish Version, Validity and Reliability Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 329 (actual)
• Sponsor: Bozok University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale is a scale that has been validated and reliable in individuals with low back pain in the Turkish population and evaluates fear of movement due to the risk of triggering pain. Especially for migraine headache, patients have complaints about movement and fear of movement, and in addition, according to the International Classification of Headache Disorders, 3rd Edition criteria, the item of aggravation with physical activity is considered as a diagnostic criterion. Migraine patients may theoretically start their attacks due to hypocretin neuropeptide and lactate metabolism dysfunction. It has been stated that calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP), which is released during migraine attacks, is also released during exercise and intense physical activity and can trigger attacks. Therefore, patients avoid physical activity and exercise. It has been stated that movements that do not require effort can also trigger attacks in migraine patients. The aim of this study is to investigate the validity and reliability of the Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale for Headache in patients with migraine for the Turkish population. The potential relationships between the scale and the beliefs about headache intensity, disability, headache impact, anxiety and depression will also be evaluated and whether the characteristics of the three types of headaches are similar or different from kinesiophobia will be investigated. Hypothesis: H0: The Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale for Headache is not valid and reliable for the Turkish population in patients with migraine H1: The Tampa Kinesiophobia Scale for Headache is valid and reliable for the Turkish population in patients with migraine

Conditions

• Migraine

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Questionnaires	The Tampa Kinesiophobia Questionnaire is a 17-question questionnaire that assesses avoidance of injury and fear of movement. The scale is scored using a Likert scale (1 = Strongly disagree, 4 = Strongly agree). Items 4, 8, 12 and 16 are reversed to calculate the total score of the scale. The total score is between 17 and 68. As the score of the person increases, it is understood that their kinesiophobia is high. A total score higher than 37 is considered as high kinesiophobia. However, since not every item of the questionnaire addresses patients with headache in this study, some questions were removed, some questions were edited and some questions were added to create a kinesiophobia questionnaire for headache. The newly created questionnaire consists of 23 items. Again, it is scored using a Likert scale with "1 = Strongly disagree, 4 = Strongly agree". As the score increases, it is understood that the level of kinesiophobia is high.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-01-02
• Primary completion: 2025-05-28
• Completion: 2025-05-30
• First posted: 2025-03-04
• Last updated: 2025-07-08

Locations

14 sites across 2 countries: Cyprus, Turkey (Türkiye)