Dysphagia, Neuromuscular Diseases
Conditions
Keywords
Neuromuscular, dysphagia, Swallowing disorders, Questionnaire, Assessment
Brief summary
Measurements of dysphagia severity are important when making management decisions and in the objective evaluation of swallowing impairments. The Sydney Swallow Questionnaire (SSQ) is a validated self-report inventory using a visual analogue scale. This questionnaire permits a quantitative, sensitive, specific, repeatable and easily responsive evaluation of dysphagia in different pathology. Opposed to largely used videofluoroscopy swallowing study and endoscopy examinations, the SSQ is noninvasive, less expensive, avoids radiation exposure and enables a readily available assessment. Validated French version is not yet available. In the first phase of the study the investigators will validated this translation in dysphagic patients and control. Secondly, the investigators will validate the SSQ in Neuromuscular patients.
Interventions
OTHERSydney Swallow Questionnaire
The Sydney Swallow Questionnaire (SSQ) is a validated self-report symptom questionnaire, it contains 17 items recorded as visual analogue scales and is a tool specifically designed for evaluation of swallowing difficulties.
Sponsors
Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SCREENING
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
No minimum to 90 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Phase 1: Group 1: * Healthy participants * Able to speak, read and write in French * Aged at least 18 years old Group 2: * Patients, with symptoms indicative of a deglutition disorder, referred for a videofluoroscopic study to the Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery Department, Voice and Swallowing Clinic * Able to speak, read and write in French * Aged at least 18 years old Phase 2: * Clinical diagnosis of neuromuscular diseases * Able to understand French
Exclusion criteria
Phase 1: Group 1: * History of neurological or neuromuscular disease * History of any diagnosticated swallowing disorder Group 2: * Patients who could not be cataloged as dysphagic or non-dysphagic after the videofluoroscopic study evaluation * Patients unable to answer the questionnaire Phase 2: * Patients who could not be cataloged as dysphagic or non-dysphagic * Patients unable to answer the questionnaire
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sydney Swallow Questionnaire | 10 minutes | The participants were asked to fill out these questionnaires during the outpatient visit. |
Countries
Belgium
Outcome results
None listed