Trial · NCT07886580
Psychometric Evaluation of the Traditional Chinese Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory in Patients With Heart Failure
NCT07886580, Not yet recruiting, Kaohsiung Medical University
3 sourcestrials-2026-11-12-0.5.0
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- Title
- Psychometric Evaluation of the Traditional Chinese Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory in Patients With Heart Failure
- NCT number
- NCT07886580
- Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrollment
- 400 participants, estimated
- Lead sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Fatigue Severity Scale
- Interventions
- Questionnaire investigate
- First posted
- 2026-10-21
- Last updated
- 2026-10-23
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Registered outcomes5
Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.
| List | Outcome | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Primary | Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory | Inpatients: at baseline (prior to hospital discharge) and 1 day after baseline (test-retest). outpatients: at baseline and 1 week after baseline (test-retest). | The MFI-TC is a 20-item self-report questionnaire assessing fatigue across five subscales: General Fatigue, Physical Fatigue, Mental Fatigue, Reduced Motivation, and Reduced Activity (4 items per subscale). Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale (1-5). Subscale scores range from 4 to 20 and the total score ranges from 20 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater fatigue. MFI-TC scores will be used to evaluate psychometric properties in patients with heart failure, including test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient, ICC), construct validity (confirmatory factor analysis), and convergent validity (correlations with the SF-8a, WHOQOL-BREF, PSQI, and Barthel Index). |
| Secondary | World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF, Taiwan Version (WHOQOL-BREF) | Assessed once at baseline (Day 1): prior to hospital discharge for inpatients, and at the first assessment for community-dwelling patients. | The WHOQOL-BREF Taiwan version is a self-report questionnaire developed by the WHOQOL Group and culturally adapted for use in Taiwan to assess quality of life. It consists of 28 items, including the 26 standard items and two Taiwan-specific items. The items cover four domains: Physical Health, Psychological Health, Social Relationships, and Environment, plus two general items on overall quality of life and general health. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale with reference to the past two weeks. Domain scores range from 4 to 20, with higher scores indicating better quality of life. Negatively worded items are reverse-scored. In this study, the WHOQOL-BREF is used to examine the convergent validity of the MFI-TC; higher fatigue is expected to be associated with poorer quality of life. |
| Secondary | PROMIS Fatigue Short Form 8a (SF-8a) | Assessed once at baseline (Day 1): prior to hospital discharge for inpatients, and at the first assessment for community-dwelling patients. | The PROMIS Fatigue Short Form 8a is a self-report questionnaire developed by the Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) initiative to assess fatigue. It consists of 8 items that evaluate the experience of fatigue, such as feelings of tiredness and lack of energy, and its impact on daily activities and physical, mental, and social functioning. Each item is rated on a 5-point Likert scale with reference to the past 7 days. Raw scores range from 8 to 40 and can be converted to standardized T-scores (mean = 50, SD = 10), with higher scores indicating greater fatigue. In this study, the SF-8a is used as a comparison fatigue measure to examine the convergent validity of the MFI-TC; a positive correlation between the two measures is expected. |
| Secondary | Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) | Assessed once at baseline (Day 1): prior to hospital discharge for inpatients, and at the first assessment for community-dwelling patients. | The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) is a self-report questionnaire developed by Buysse and colleagues to assess sleep quality and disturbances. It consists of 19 self-rated items grouped into seven components: Subjective Sleep Quality, Sleep Latency, Sleep Duration, Habitual Sleep Efficiency, Sleep Disturbances, Use of Sleeping Medication, and Daytime Dysfunction. The questionnaire refers to the past month. Each component is scored from 0 to 3, and the component scores are summed to give a global score ranging from 0 to 21, with higher scores indicating poorer sleep quality. A global score greater than 5 indicates poor sleep. In this study, the PSQI is used to examine the convergent validity of the MFI-TC; poorer sleep quality is expected to be associated with greater fatigue. |
| Secondary | Barthel Index (BI) | Assessed once at baseline (Day 1): prior to hospital discharge for inpatients, and at the first assessment for community-dwelling patients. | The Barthel Index (BI) is a widely used measure developed by Mahoney and Barthel to assess independence in basic activities of daily living. It consists of 10 items: feeding, bathing, grooming, dressing, bowel control, bladder control, toilet use, transfers, mobility on level surfaces, and stair climbing. In this study, the BI is administered by a trained research team member through interview. Items are weighted according to the level of assistance required, and the total score ranges from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating greater independence in daily living. The BI is used to examine the convergent validity of the MFI-TC; greater fatigue is expected to be associated with lower functional independence. |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
- ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
- NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain
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- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
- ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
- NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)
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