Measurement properties of the NOD® device: validity, reliability and usability of the craniocervical flexion test (CCFT) in individuals with headache, neck pain, temporomandibular disorders and assymptomatics

• Grant number: 23/00356-1
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Master's degree
• Start date: August 23, 2023
• End date: February 22, 2024
• Field of knowledge: Health Sciences - Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy
• Principal Investigator: Débora Bevilaqua Grossi
• Grantee: Amanda Rodrigues
• Supervisor: Susan Armijo-Olivo
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: Universität Osnabrück, Germany
• Associated to the scholarship: 21/14588-6 - Measurement properties of the Craniocervical Flexion Test in patients with migraine: intra- and inter-examiner reliability and construct validity, BP.MS

Abstract

The project proposed for the BEPE aims to evaluate the reliability, concurrent/convergent validity and usability of the NOD® Device during CCFT in healthy subjects and subjects with disorders associated with the head, neck and temporamandibular disorders. The test will be validated with the Biofeedback Pressure Unit (PBU) or NOD® Device. Assessments will take place on two separate days. In the first assessment, the participant will perform the CCFT three times in random order for the assessors and devices. A second researcher to provide information on the inter-rater reliability of the NOD® Device will conduct the third set. The second evaluation will take one week, and the test must be repeated twice to assess the intra-examiner reliability. Finally, the participants will be asked to complete a short questionnaire about the user experience with both devices to investigate their usability. This project has similarities with the project under development in Brazil and may contribute positively to the analysis and interpretation of results. According to the measurement properties found for the NOD® Device, the results could offer subsidies for recommending the best way to assess the function of the deep cervical flexors clinically. In addition, there will be an exchange of knowledge between those involved in the two projects. (AU)