Validation of the French Version of the Sydney Swallow Questionnaire in Patients With Neuromuscular Diseases

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.

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Key information

Conditions

Dysphagia Deglutition Disorders Digestive System Diseases Esophageal Diseases Gastrointestinal Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neuromuscular Diseases Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pharyngeal Diseases

Age range

Up to 90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Cliniques universitaires Saint Luc, Brussels, Belgium

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

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

Treatment and study plan

Sydney Swallow Questionnaire

Other

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.

Primary outcomes

Sydney Swallow Questionnaire

Time frame: 10 minutes

The participants were asked to fill out these questionnaires during the outpatient visit.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2016
Primary completion: 2018
Study completion: 2018
First posted: Jul 27, 2016
Registry last updated: Apr 12, 2019

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