Clinical trial · Observational
Validation of the Turkish Translation of the London Speech Evaluation Scale
Validation and Cultural Adaptation of the Turkish Translation of the London Speech Evaluation Scale
NCT04690166CI-TRIAL-00052968completedClinicalTrials.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)
Purpose of the study is the validation and cultual adaptation of the Turkish translation of the London Speech Evaluation Scale (LSE-T), so that it would be used as an assessment tool for Turkish head and neck cancer patients. There is no validated Turkish version of LSE to measure severity of perceptual speech in head and neck cancer patients.
Conditions
Conditions (5)
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 |
| Speech | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Speech Disorders | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Speech Dysfunction | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Speech Intelligibility | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| The speech records related to the reading document | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- label
- Cancer Patients
- description
- In outpatients clinic, the first group consists of 60 head and neck cancer patients who were treated by ours. The participants will given the document consists that "bit, bet, but" words and also a brief part of "Diyet passage" who written by Omer Seyffettin. The speech record of patients who read to document, will evaluated by three judges (otorhinolaryngologist). Three judges will scoring to Turkish translation of London Speech Evaluation Scale (LSE-T), consists of 6 parameters. After the six weeks, the records were scored again as randomisely.
- interventionNames
- Other: The speech records related to the reading document
- label
- Healty Control
- description
- In outpatients clinic, the control group consists of 60 patients who have not speech and hear impairments. The participants will given the document consists that "bit, bet, but" words and also a brief part of "Diyet passage" who written by Omer Seyffettin. The speech record of patients who read to document, will evaluated by three judges (otorhinolaryngologist). Three judges will scoring to Turkish translation of London Speech Evaluation Scale (LSE-T), consists of 6 parameters. After the six weeks, the records were scored again as randomisely.
- interventionNames
- Other: The speech records related to the reading document
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Able to speak, read, understand and write in Turkish * History of oral, orofarengeal cancer * Volunteers who accept the informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Mental disorders * Cognitive limitations * Able not to speak, read, understand and write in Turkish * Underwent any surgery last six month * Permanent tracheostomy, total laryngectomy * Pregnancy * Out of age 18-70 years old * Adults who do not accept the informed consent.
References
Publications (1)
- BACKGROUNDDwivedi RC, Rose SS, Chisholm EJ, Kerawala CJ, Clarke PM, Nutting CM, Rhys-Evans PH, Harrington KJ, Kazi R. Development and validation of first-ever speech-specific perceptual speech evaluation tool for patients with head and neck cancer: the London speech evaluation (LSE) scale. Head Neck. 2012 Jan;34(1):94-103. doi: 10.1002/hed.21683. Epub 2011 Apr 5. PMID 21469245