Validation of BRACS to European Portuguese

Completed

• Conditions: Deglutition Disorders; Swallowing Disorder; Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal

• Registration Number: NCT06558435
• Lead Sponsor: Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga

Brief Summary

The goal of this observational study is to translate and validate the fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing scale "The Boston Residue and Clearance Scale - BRACS" to European Portuguese

Detailed Description

The Boston Residue and Clearance Scale (BRACS) is a multidimensional scale developed and validated to assess the severity of residues observed during fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES).

It differs from other FEES residue scales, since it considers all aspects related to pharyngolaryngeal residues, specifically, the location, amount and the patient's clearance ability.

The purpose of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the English version of the BRACS into European Portuguese and to investigate the reliability and validity of the translated version of the scale.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-03-01
• Primary Completion: 2023-03-01
• Study Completion: 2023-05-01
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Study First Submitted: 2024-08-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-08-14
• Study First Posted: 2024-08-16
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-08-19
• Last Update Posted: 2024-08-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

• FEES recording that allowed good visualisation of the pharynx and larynx.
• FEES recording of patients after head and neck surgery who had anatomical alterations of the structures, but which did not interfere with good visualisation of the residues.
• FEES recording of patients with a tracheostomy or under tube feeding.

Exclusion Criteria

• FEES recording of patients under 18 years of age.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reliable and validated European Portuguese version of the BRACS	patients with neurological and/or mechanical oropharyngeal dysphagia evaluated FEES up to 3 months after the first symptomatology	Demonstrating the reliability and validity of the Boston Residue and Clearance Scale in diagnosing dysphagia during fiberoptic endoscopic assessment of swallowing examination. BRACS it's an 11-point ordinal residue classification scale that assesses 3 aspects: the amount and location of pharyngolaryngeal residues, the presence of spontaneous swallowing to clear it and the effectiveness of patient's swallowing.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Centro Hospitalar de Entre Douro e Vouga; 🇵🇹 Santa Maria Da Feira, Portugal