Clinical trial · Observational
Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Neck Dissection Impairment Index
NCT04265313CI-TRIAL-00053660unknownClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
One of the long-term effects of neck dissection applied to patients with head and neck cancer is shoulder dysfunction, which directly affects the quality of life. Patients complain of different degrees of shoulder joint problems following neck dissection . Shoulder syndrome in these patients is characterized by a set of symptoms including shoulder pain, abduction limitation, and scapular winging.The aim of this study is to make the Turkish Neck validity, reliability and cultural adaptation of the "Neck Dissection Impairment Index".
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head and Neck Cancer | Malignant Head and Neck Neoplasm | ALIAS | 0.90 |
| Quality of Life | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Measurement of Quality of Life | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (1)
- label
- Head and Neck Cancer patients
- description
- Turkish patients diagnosed with Head and Neck Cancer
- interventionNames
- Other: Measurement of Quality of Life
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Neck Dissection Impairment Index
- timeFrame
- At baseline
- description
- It consists of 10 items. Scoring is done according to the 5-point Likert scale. The patients answer the questions in the index as "1 = Not at all, 2 = A little, 3 = A moderate amount, 4 = Quite a bit, 5 = A lot". In order to standardize the obtained raw score over 100 points, the formula "(raw score-10) / 40\] × 100" is used. This index evaluates the quality of life associated with neck and shoulder problems that occur in the long term after neck dissection \[6\].
Secondary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Modified Constant-Murley Score
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Voluntarily accepting to participate in the study * Patients whose native language is Turkish * Patients or healthy individuals who have completed a minimum 11-month recovery period after selective or modified neck dissection Exclusion Criteria: * Having a pathological condition in the neck or shoulder that is not related to the treatments associated with head and neck cancer * Cancer recurrence at the time of the evaluations
References
Publications (12)
- BACKGROUNDSobol S, Jensen C, Sawyer W 2nd, Costiloe P, Thong N. Objective comparison of physical dysfunction after neck dissection. Am J Surg. 1985 Oct;150(4):503-9. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(85)90164-3. PMID 4051117
- BACKGROUNDSoo KC, Guiloff RJ, Oh A, Della Rovere GQ, Westbury G. Innervation of the trapezius muscle: a study in patients undergoing neck dissections. Head Neck. 1990 Nov-Dec;12(6):488-95. doi: 10.1002/hed.2880120607. PMID 2258287
- BACKGROUNDShone GR, Yardley MP. An audit into the incidence of handicap after unilateral radical neck dissection. J Laryngol Otol. 1991 Sep;105(9):760-2. doi: 10.1017/s0022215100117232. PMID 1833491
- BACKGROUNDLeipzig B, Suen JY, English JL, Barnes J, Hooper M. Functional evaluation of the spinal accessory nerve after neck dissection. Am J Surg. 1983 Oct;146(4):526-30. doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(83)90246-5. PMID 6625099
- BACKGROUNDNAHUM AM, MULLALLY W, MARMOR L. A syndrome resulting from radical neck dissection. Arch Otolaryngol. 1961 Oct;74:424-8. doi: 10.1001/archotol.1961.00740030433011. No abstract available. PMID 14477989
- BACKGROUNDTaylor RJ, Chepeha JC, Teknos TN, Bradford CR, Sharma PK, Terrell JE, Hogikyan ND, Wolf GT, Chepeha DB. Development and validation of the neck dissection impairment index: a quality of life measure. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2002 Jan;128(1):44-9. doi: 10.1001/archotol.128.1.44. PMID 11784253
- BACKGROUNDConstant CR, Gerber C, Emery RJ, Sojbjerg JO, Gohlke F, Boileau P. A review of the Constant score: modifications and guidelines for its use. J Shoulder Elbow Surg. 2008 Mar-Apr;17(2):355-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jse.2007.06.022. Epub 2008 Jan 22. No abstract available. PMID 18218327
- Ware JE Jr. SF-36 health survey update. Spine (Phila Pa 1976). 2000 Dec 15;25(24):3130-9. doi: 10.1097/00007632-200012150-00008. No abstract available.