Evaluation of Functions of Swallowing and Voice in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients

Yavuz Atar

Status: Completed

Conditions: Voice Alteration; Swallowing Disorder.Other Specified; Ankylosing Spondylitis

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: The analysis of voice; Diagnostic Test: flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04437394

903-19/06/2018

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study was to determine whether changes that occurred over time had an impact on the swallowing and voice functions depend of Ankylosing spondylitis patients.

Full description

This study was carried out at the University of Health Sciences Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Department of Otorhinolaryngology. Study was performed on 30 patients and 30 healthy subjects (Group 2) who were diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis using modified New York criterion. The patients were asked to fill the EAT-10 and flexible endoscopic swallowing evaluation was performed. Voice recordings were taken from the patients to evaluate the voice disturbance and acoustic evaluation was taken with PRAAT program.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosed with Ankylosing spondylitis
• Person who accept to consent form

Exclusion criteria

• Pulmoner diseases
• Laryngeal polip or nodules
• Underwent to larynx or esophageal surgery
• Central nerve system diseases

Trial design

60 participants in 2 patient groups

Study group

Description:

Study group was performed on 30 patients who were diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis using modified New York criterion.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: The analysis of voice

Diagnostic Test: flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing

Control group

Description:

Control group was performed on 30 participants who were healthy.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: The analysis of voice

Diagnostic Test: flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing