Dysphagia Symptom Severity and Quality of Life

Completed

• Conditions: Neurogenic Dysphagia
• Interventions: Other: Dysphagia evaluation

• Registration Number: NCT03241615
• Lead Sponsor: Hacettepe University

Brief Summary

The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between dysphagia symptom severity and quality of life of the patients with neurogenic dysphagia.

Detailed Description

The dysphagia related quality of life and perceived dysphagia symptom severity by patients will be used as a complementary information on oropharyngeal dysphagia. Thus, the aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between dysphagia symptom severity and quality of life of the patients with neurogenic dysphagia.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2017-08-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-08-03
• Study First Posted: 2017-08-07
• Study Start: 2017-08-08
• Primary Completion: 2017-09-08
• Study Completion: 2017-09-08
• Status Verified: 2024-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 2024-01-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 84

Inclusion Criteria

• Willing to participate in the study
• Being over the age of 20
• Normal cognitive function
• Suffering from dysphagia at least one month

Exclusion Criteria

• Being under the age of 20 and above 65 years.
• Abnormal cognitive function
• Clinically unstable neurological disease

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Neurogenic dysphagia	Dysphagia evaluation	Patients with neurogenic dysphagia who will willing to participate in the study, being over the age of 18, normal cognitive function (\[24 points according to the Mini Mental State Examination), suffering from dysphagia at least one month, and having clinically stable neurological disease will be included. Dysphagia evaluation will be performed.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Dysphagia symptom severity	1 month	Dysphagia symptom severity will be determined by an eating assessment tool.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life assessment	1 month	Swallowing related quality of life will be determined by an dysphagia specific quality of life instrument called Swallow Quality of Life.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hacetttepe University; 🇹🇷 Ankara, Turkey