Validated PROM · published in the Journal of ISAKOS

The first PROM designed from inside the sport for those who live it.

Generic outcome questionnaires were not built for athletes. The 4-Domain Sports PROM was born from a systematic review that proved it — and became a unique, validated instrument, applicable to any joint and any level of sports practice.

4questionnaire domains
5validated languages
n≥50for statistical analysis
Starting point

A systematic review exposed the gap. The instrument was created to close it.

Presently, PROMs are not tailored for athletes and high-performance sports practitioners. Systematic review, Journal of ISAKOS

In 2021, the 4-Domain Sports PROM was validated and published with a four-pillar structure designed specifically for this population — with a universal approach, regardless of the anatomical site of the injury: knee, shoulder, foot, hip, and others.

The questionnaire records the athlete before the injury, the injury itself, their expectations regarding treatment, and finally the operative outcome — also allowing classification of sports level, main physical demands of the sport practiced, and clinical complaints.

Questionnaire structure

Four domains, one complete clinical journey

Every answer is anchored to a real moment in the athlete's journey — not to a generic list of symptoms.

01 — BASELINE

Before the injury

Athlete profile, sports practice level, and main physical demands of the sport, recorded as a reference.

02 — EVENT

The injury

Anatomical site, type, time of evolution, and clinical complaints associated with the trauma.

03 — INTENT

Expectations & treatment

What the athlete expects from treatment — and how that expectation compares to the proposed treatment plan.

04 — OUTCOME

Surgical outcome

Post-operative evolution measured with the same instrument, allowing direct comparison across all four moments.

The app

From clinical data collection to statistical analysis

Built for continuous clinical use and for research — the same data feeds both.

01
Collection

Structured clinical record

Age, sex, weight, height, BMI, anatomical site, type and time of injury — plus free fields for additional information.

02
Filters

Segment by your research question

All collected information can be filtered and cross-referenced according to whatever the study requires.

04
Export

Ready for publication

Select data and analyses and save or print as PDF or Excel, ready for a clinical report or a scientific article.

Cross-cultural validation

A multilingual PROM project, not a translation

Each language went through its own cross-cultural validation and independent publication — the instrument stays the same, validity is local.

English
English — original version, 2021
Validated
Portuguese
Portuguese
Validated
Spanish
Spanish
Validated
Italian
Italian
Validated
Chinese
Chinese
Validated
Persian (Iran)
Persian (Iran)
Validated
French
French
Validated and submitted for publication
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Take the 4D Sports PROM with you

Answer questionnaires, follow your recovery, and check your results from anywhere — download the app on your phone.

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