Validation of Instruments Used for Assessment of Dysphagia in Patients With Esophageal Cancer
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
This study validates 3 well known dysphagia scores for dysphagia due to malignancies of the oesophagus and gastro-oesophageal junction and to the Swedish language.
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Detailed Description
In the present study, our aim was to firstly, validate 3 commonly used scales for use in patients with dysphagia due to malignancy, and secondly, to validate them in the Swedish language. The 3 scales were: The Watson dysphagia scale, which was developed in studies on surgical treatment of reflux disease. It consists of questions about food with 9 different viscosity and solidity and the patient answer if they have problems with a specific food: never, sometimes or always when ingesting this. The scores are added and provides a range of 0-45 where 45 is the worst possible dysphagia. The Ogilvie score is a 5-graded scale 0-4 where 4 is total inability to swallow. The Goldschmid score is graded from 0-5 where 0 is inability to swallow and 5 is normal function. QoL was measured with validated instruments originating from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC), which has a generic instrument that measures global QoL in patients with cancer (QLQ-C30) and a more symptom-specific instrument that is developed for cancer in the oesophagus and stomach (QLQ-OG25). These are well known, validated instruments that also have normal reference values for the healthy population. The symptom specific instrument QLQ-OG25 includes a dysphagia module consisting of 3 questions which is validated to malignant disease and food intake with the help of expert groups and deep interviews with patients.
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
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| Patients Patients with oesophageal cancer and dysphagia |
Other: Validation of different dysphagia scores
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| Controls Healthy Controls with no known dysphagia |
Other: Validation of different dysphagia scores
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Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Validation of dysphagia scores [10-14 days]
- Translation of scores to the Swedish language [10-14 days]
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
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Cancer in the gastro-esophageal junction or in the esophagus
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Dysphagia
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Ability to fill in the questionnaires
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Written acceptance of the informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
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Not for-filling inclusion criteria
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No consent
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Surgical Department, Sahlgrenska University Hospital | Gothenburg | Västra Götalandsregionen | Sweden | 41345 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Vastra Gotaland Region
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Sweden
- The Göteborg Medical Society, Sweden
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
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Publications
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