Characteristics of the Functional State of the Musculoskeletal System, Body Awareness, and Quality of Life in Individuals With Joint Hypermobility, Their Associations, and Guidelines for Intervention.
Enrolling by invitation
Conditions studied: Joint Hypermobility
In brief
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the characteristics of the functional state of the musculoskeletal system, body awareness, and quality of life in individuals with joint hypermobility, their associations, and guidelines for intervention.The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. To evaluate the joint hypermobility in young women and the associated symptoms using translated, adapted, and validated Lithuanian versions of questionnaires; 2. To evaluate and compare the functional characteristics of the musculoskeletal system in women with and without generalized joint hypermobility; 3. To evaluate and compare the characteristics of the objective and subjective body awareness and quality of life of women with and without general joint hypermobility; 4. To determine the characteristics and correlations of the functional state of the musculoskeletal system, body awareness and quality of life in subjects with general joint hypermobility; 5. To develop guidelines for the management of individuals with generalized joint hypermobility within the scope of competence of a physical therapist. The translation, cultural adaptation, and validity of the five-part Bristol Impact of Hypermobility Questionnaire will be performed. Factors that may influence the manifestation of symptomatic generalized joint hypermobility will be identified; The functional status of the musculoskeletal system, objective and subjective body awareness, characteristics, and their interrelationships will be assessed and compared in individuals with and without generalized joint hypermobility. Guidelines for intervention will be developed within the competence of a physical therapist for individuals with generalized joint hypermobility.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07476976
- Run by
- Lithuanian University of Health Sciences
- People needed
- 511
- Starts
- 2026-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2029-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-17
Who can join
Age: 2 and older, up to 8. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- First stage of the study (cultural adaptation of the five-part questionnaire and the Bristol Impact of Hypermobility Questionnaire): women and men aged 20 and over who voluntarily agreed to participate in the study.
- Second stage of the study: women aged 20 to 40 who voluntarily agree to participate in the study. Depending on their Beighton score and Five-Part Questionnaire score, the subjects will be divided into a study group (women with joint hypermobility: 5 or more points on the Beighton scale; 2 or more points on the Five-Part Questionnaire) and a control group (women without joint hypermobility: less than 5 points on the Beighton scale; less than 2 points on the Five-Part Questionnaire).
- Exclusion Criteria (in the second stage of the study):
- Pregnancy and the first year after childbirth; Connective tissue diseases (e.g., Marfan syndrome, osteogenesis imperfecta); Demyelinating, inflammatory neurological diseases; Malignant tumors; Female athletes; Individuals who participate or have participated in physical activities that emphasize flexibility training; Other systemic diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes mellitus); Obesity (BMI >30 kg/m²); Menopause.
Where it is running
- LSMU Department of Sports Medicine — Kaunas, Lithuania
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