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Translation of Swallowing Scales

A study to validate translated Hindi and Marathi swallowing scales in patients with Head and Neck Cancers.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/02/023333
Enrollment
80
Registered
2020-02-14
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: C069- Malignant neoplasm of mouth, unspecified

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Tata Memorial Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Post treatment patients of head and neck malignancy ( minimum 6 months after completion of treatment ) 2. Loco-regionally controlled 3. Age 18-75 years 4. Literate patients 5. ECOG 0,1,2 performance status 6. Willing to correspond for repeat assessment (for stage III)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients having primary lesion of thyroid, parotid, salivary gland, para-nasal sinus, skull base 2.Dysphagia of other causes 3.Age 75 years 4.Illiterate patients 5.ECOG status >2 6.Presence of feeding tube

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
PRIMARY: To Validate translated Hindi and Marathi dysphasia specific quality of life questionnaires namely MDADI and EAT-10 SECONDARY: 1.To generate psychometric data regarding the questionnairesâ?? reliability and validity when used in the Indian population. 2. To compare the ease of administration between the two questionnaires i.e. MDADI and EAT-10. Timepoint: 4 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1.To generate psychometric data regarding the questionnairesâ?? reliability and validity when used in the Indian population. 2. To compare the ease of administration between the two questionnaires i.e. MDADI and EAT-10.Timepoint: 2 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Deepa Nair

Tata Memorial Hospital

drdeepanair@hotmail.com9820901792

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026