NCT06558435

Validation of BRACS to European Portuguese

Translation and Validation of "The Boston Residue and Clearance Scale" to European Portuguese

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 16 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centro Hospitalar de Entre o Douro e Vouga · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this observational study is to translate and validate the fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing scale "The Boston Residue and Clearance Scale - BRACS" to European Portuguese

Detailed description

The Boston Residue and Clearance Scale (BRACS) is a multidimensional scale developed and validated to assess the severity of residues observed during fiberoptic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES). It differs from other FEES residue scales, since it considers all aspects related to pharyngolaryngeal residues, specifically, the location, amount and the patient's clearance ability. The purpose of this study was to translate and cross-culturally adapt the English version of the BRACS into European Portuguese and to investigate the reliability and validity of the translated version of the scale.

Conditions

• Deglutition Disorders
• Swallowing Disorder
• Dysphagia, Oropharyngeal

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	FEES	Single group

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-03-01
• Primary completion: 2023-03-01
• Completion: 2023-05-01
• First posted: 2024-08-16
• Last updated: 2024-08-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Portugal