Dysphagia Symptom Severity and Quality of Life

• Sponsor: Hacettepe University (Other)
• Overall Status: Completed
• CT.gov ID: NCT03241615
• Collaborator: (none)
• Enrollment: 84
• Location: 1
• Actual Duration (Months): 1
• Patients Per Site Per Month: 82.5

Study Details

Study Description

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.

Condition or Disease	Intervention/Treatment	Phase
Neurogenic Dysphagia	Other: Dysphagia evaluation

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 Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Actual Enrollment: 84 participants
• Observational Model: Cohort
• Time Perspective: Prospective
• Official Title: The Relationship Between Dysphagia Symptom Severity and Quality of Life
• Actual Study Start Date: Aug 8, 2017
• Actual Primary Completion Date: Sep 8, 2017
• Actual Study Completion Date: Sep 8, 2017

Arms and Interventions

Arm	Intervention/Treatment
Neurogenic dysphagia 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.	Other: Dysphagia evaluation; Dysphagia evaluation is performed in a clinical setting by an eating assessment tool. Swallowing related quality of life is also assessed.

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Dysphagia symptom severity [1 month]

   Dysphagia symptom severity will be determined by an eating assessment tool.

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Quality of life [1 month]

   Swallowing related quality of life will be determined by an dysphagia specific quality of life instrument called Swallow Quality of Life.

Eligibility Criteria

Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 20 Years to 65 Years
• Sexes Eligible for Study: All

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

Contacts and Locations

Locations

	Site	City	State	Country	Postal Code
1	Hacetttepe University	Ankara		Turkey	06100

Sponsors and Collaborators

• Hacettepe University

Investigators

• Principal Investigator: SELEN SEREL ARSLAN, Hacettepe University

Study Documents (Full-Text)

None provided.

More Information

Publications

None provided.

• Responsible Party: SELEN SEREL ARSLAN, Principal Investigator, Hacettepe University
• ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03241615
• Other Study ID Numbers: HACETTEPEUNIVERSITY
• First Posted: Aug 7, 2017
• Last Update Posted: Sep 11, 2017
• Last Verified: Sep 1, 2017

• Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: No
• Plan to Share IPD: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: No
• Additional relevant MeSH terms: Deglutition Disorders

Study Results

No Results Posted as of Sep 11, 2017