The Validation of the Turkish Version of the LUMP Questionnaire

Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization

Status: Completed

Conditions: Globus Pharyngeus; Validation

Treatments: Other: Turkish Version of Laryngopharyngeal Measure of Perceived Sensation Questionnaire

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04778007

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Details and patient eligibility

About

Purpose of the study is the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Laryngopharyngeal Measure of Perceived Sensation (T-LUMP) Questionnaire, so that it would be used as an assessment tool for Turkish globus pharyngeus patients.

Full description

Globus pharyngeus or sensation may be defined as a feeling of something a lump in the throat without dysphagia. The study will assess the construct validity and reliability of the Turkish version of Laryngopharyngeal Measure of Perceived Sensation (T-LUMP) Questionnaire. The investigators developed the Turkish version of this questionnaire (T-LUMP), according to the cross-cultural adaptation guidelines. Two translators translated the LUMP into Turkish and a native English language speaker reverse-translated it into English. The back translation was sent to the original author for proofreading. The final version of the LUMP questionnaire consisted of 8 basic and understandable questions related with globus pharyngeus symptoms.

Enrollment: 160 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 80 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosed with globus pharyngeus in study group
• Able to speak, read, understand and write in Turkish
• give a consent form

Exclusion criteria

• patients with dysphagia or odynophagia
• laryngeal organic pathologies
• pharyngeal organic pathologies
• epiglottic retroversion
• malignancy
• pregnancy
• mental disorders
• neurological disorders
• major psychiatric disorders
• Underwent laryngectomy/neck dissection/tracheostomy/neck radiotherapy
• Underwent any surgery last a year
• Cognitive limitations
• give not a consent form

Trial design

160 participants in 2 patient groups

Globus pharyngeus patients

Description:

The first group consists of 80 globus pharyngeus patients who have at least a year of globus sensation complaints. The participants will given the Turkish Version of the Laryngopharyngeal Measure of Perceived Sensation Questionnaire (T-LUMP), consist of 8 questions, Glasgow Edinburg Throat Scale, and Visual analog scale. After the two weeks, 80 participants will given the T-LUMP and Visual analog scale for sampling.

Treatment:

Other: Turkish Version of Laryngopharyngeal Measure of Perceived Sensation Questionnaire

Healty subjects

Description:

The second group consists of 80 healty participants will given the T-LUMP consist of 8 questions, Glasgow Edinburg Throat Scale, and Visual analog scale

Treatment:

Other: Turkish Version of Laryngopharyngeal Measure of Perceived Sensation Questionnaire