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Larynx NeoplasmNCT05346237

Validation and Cross-cultural Adaptation of Croatian SECEL Questionnaire

An observational study of Larynx Neoplasm and Laryngectomy; Status, run by Osijek University Hospital at 1 site in Croatia.

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Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Self-Evaluation of Communication Experiences after Laryngectomy (SECEL) questionnaire has been developed, with the aim of evaluating rehabilitation needs and the psychosocial care for patients with laryngeal cancer. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 90 years
What is being tested?
Quality of life questionnaire
How many people
50 participants
Where
1 siteCroatia
Study dates
7 Oct 2021to 8 Feb 2023
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
Yes, posted in the registrySummary in the doctors' view

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 90 years
  • All sexes
  • Adult, Older adult

Study population: All patients who have undergone total laryngectomy were included in this study

Who may be able to join

  • Patients who completed minimal their 12-month period without disease after surgery and post-operative treatments such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy
  • Patients with preserved reading skills
  • Regular presence at follow-up visits

Who cannot join

  • Acute respiratory infection of the upper or lower respiratory tract
  • Presence of neurologic or pulmonary diseases
  • Recurrence of cancer
  • Deviation from the research protocol

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Croatia1 site
  • University Hospital Osijek

    Osijek, 31000

Other trials in Croatia

About this study

Official title: Validation and Cross-cultural Adaptation of Croatian Self-Evaluation of Communication Experiences After Laryngectomy Questionnaire

Self-Evaluation of Communication Experiences after Laryngectomy (SECEL) questionnaire has been developed, with the aim of evaluating rehabilitation needs and the psychosocial care for patients with laryngeal cancer. This short but comprehensive self-report instrument measures the perceived adjustment to communication experiences and is intended to aid in determining counselling needs in patients with laryngeal cancer who are treated with a laryngectomy. The first aim of this study is to evaluate the translation, psychometric properties and cultural adaptation of a Croatian version of the SECEL questionnaire. Secondary aim is to examine relationship between the Croatian version of the SECEL and the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) questionnaires and to examine relationship between objective voice measures and Self-Evaluation of Communication Experiences after Laryngectomy (SECEL:HR).

Read the detailed description

At the first visit all patients included in the study were asked to complete the Croatian version of the Voice Handicap Index (VHI), Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) and Self-Evaluation of Communication Experiences after Laryngectomy (SECEL:HR) questionnaire.

SECEL questionnaire consists of two parts. The first part examines the relevant general data on the person filling out the questionnaire, while the second part consists of 35 items questionably or statement-designed to examine communication experiences. Patients estimates the incidence of these communication difficulties on the Likert scale (0-never, 1-sometimes, 2-often, 3-always). 35 items are grouped according to 3 subscales named General (0-15 score range), Environment (0-42 score range) and Attitude (0-45 score range), and item number 35 is a separate question: "Do you talk the same amount now as before your laryngectomy?" and is rated with a "yes," "more," and "less" rating category. The overall numerical score varies from 0 to 102, and the higher score indicates greater difficulties and worse postoperative speech-communication adjustment.

The Voice Handicap Index (VHI) questionnaire consist of 30 items organized in three subscales functional, physical and emotional and also scored with Likert scale with overall score from 0 to 120. Higher scores indicate a greater handicap.

The Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) is a multi-purpose short-form health survey that consist of 36 questions divided in eight dimension and clustered into two groups: physical and mental health. Each item was standardized (range 0-100), with a higher score representing better QoL.

The objective assessment includes the maximum phonation time measured in seconds as common clinical measure of glottal efficiency, diadochokinesis of the 3-syllable "pa-ta-ka" in 5 seconds (rated in syll/s) or how quickly subjects can produce a series of rapid sounds which is a measure of speech efficiency.

All patients will fulfil the SECEL:HR questionnaire twice, two weeks after the initial test and that will be considered as a re-test of the SECEL reliability analysis.

Being tested
Quality of life questionnaire
Keywords
Laryngectomy, Speech,alaryngeal, Quality of Life, Assessment, Communication
Medical subject headings
Laryngeal Neoplasms, Communication, Speech

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Quality of life questionnaireBehavioural

    Filling out questionnaires, measuring maximum phonation and diadochokinesis

Study groups in NCT05346237
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Adult laryngectomised patientsPatients who have undergone total laryngectomy and completed minimal their 12-month period without disease after surgery and post-operative treatments such as radiotherapy or chemotherapy
Receives: Behavioral: Quality of life questionnaire

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Means, Standard Deviations (Ranges), Test-retest Reliability of the Self- Evaluation of Communication Experiences After Laryngectomy (SECEL:HR) Questionnaire

    Completing the Croatian version of the SECEL questionnaire. Questionnaire consists of two parts. The first part examines the relevant general data on the person filling out the questionnaire, while the second part consists of 35 items questionably or statement-designed to examine communication experiences. Patients estimates the incidence of these communication difficulties on a 4-point scale (0-never, 1-sometimes, 2-often, 3-always) The 35 items are grouped according to 3 subscales named General (0-15 score range), Environment (0-42 score range) and Attitude (0-45 score range). Item number 35 is a separate question: "Do you talk the same amount now as before your laryngectomy?" and is rated with a "yes," "more," and "less" rating category. The overall numerical score varies from 0 to 102, where the higher score indicates greater difficulties and worse postoperative speech-communication adjustment.

    Measured: 15 minutes- required to complete the questionnaire

  2. Means, Standard Deviations of SF-36

    Completing the Croatian version of the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire. The SF-36 consist of 36 questions divided in eight dimension and clustered into two groups: physical and mental health. The 8 groups of questions are: physical functioning (SF-PF), role limitations due to physical problems (SF-RP), bodily pain ( SF-BP), general health (SF-GH), vitality (SF-VT), social functioning (SF-SF), emotional role ( SF-RE), mental health (SF-MH), change in health (SF-HC).

    To score the SF-36, scales are standardized with a scoring algorithm or by the SF-36v2 scoring software to obtain a score ranging from 0 to 100. Higher scores indicate better health status, and a mean score of 50 has been articulated as a normative value for all scales.

    Measured: 15 minutes- required to complete the questionnaire

  3. Means, Standard Deviation of VHI Questionnaire

    Completing the Croatian version of the Voice Handicap Index (VHI) questionnaire. The Voice Handicap Index (VHI) questionnaire consist of 30 items organized in three subscales: functional, physical and emotional, scored on 5-point scale (0-never, 1-almost never, 2-sometimes, 3-almost always, 4-always) with overall score from 0 to 120. Higher scores indicate a greater handicap.

    Measured: 15 minutes-required to complete the questionnaire

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Mean, Standard Deviation of Maximum Phonation Time (MPT) and Diadochokinesis (DDK)

    The maximum phonation time (measured in seconds) for which a person can sustain a vowel sound when produced on 1 deep breath at a comfortable pitch and loudness and is a common clinical measure of glottal efficiency.

    Diadochokinesis of the 3-syllable "pa-ta-ka" in 5 seconds (rated in syll/s),and the number of syllables per second of the 5 sentences. Diadochokinesis measures how quickly an individual can accurately produce a series of rapid, alternating sounds and is a simple and common clinical measure of speech efficiency.

    Measured: 5 minutes

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted26 Apr 2022
  2. Study start7 Oct 2021
  3. Primary completion9 Jan 2023
  4. Study completion8 Feb 2023

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrolment
50 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05346237
Sponsor's protocol ID
OsijekUH-SECEL
Status last verified
Mar 2025
First submitted
13 Apr 2022
Last updated
6 May 2025
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Schindler A, Mozzanica F, Brignoli F, Maruzzi P, Evitts P, Ottaviani F. Reliability and validity of the Italian self-evaluation of communication experiences after laryngeal cancer questionnaire. Head Neck. 2013 Nov;35(11):1606-15. doi: 10.1002/hed.23198. Epub 2012 Nov 20.

    PubMed 23169480
  • Finizia C, Bergman B, Lindstrom J. A cross-sectional validation study of Self-Evaluation of Communication Experiences after Laryngeal Cancer--a questionnaire for use in the voice rehabilitation of laryngeal cancer patients. Acta Oncol. 1999;38(5):573-80. doi: 10.1080/028418699431159.

    PubMed 10427945
  • Lundstrom E, Hammarberg B. Speech and voice after laryngectomy: perceptual and acoustical analyses of tracheoesophageal speech related to voice handicap index. Folia Phoniatr Logop. 2011;63(2):98-108. doi: 10.1159/000319740. Epub 2010 Oct 8.

    PubMed 20938189
  • Johansson M, Ryden A, Finizia C. Self evaluation of communication experiences after laryngeal cancer - a longitudinal questionnaire study in patients with laryngeal cancer. BMC Cancer. 2008 Mar 27;8:80. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-8-80.

    PubMed 18371189
  • Bonetti A, Bonetti L. Cross-cultural adaptation and validation of the Voice Handicap Index into Croatian. J Voice. 2013 Jan;27(1):130.e7-130.e14. doi: 10.1016/j.jvoice.2012.07.006. Epub 2012 Oct 6.

    PubMed 23044461
  • Maslic Sersic D, Vuletic G. Psychometric evaluation and establishing norms of Croatian SF-36 health survey: framework for subjective health research. Croat Med J. 2006 Feb;47(1):95-102.

    PubMed 16489702
  • Laksar Klaric Z, Danic Hadzibegovic A, Vceva A, Karadza Lapic L, Babler D, Kralik K, Bonetti A, Bensic A. Validation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Croatian Self-Evaluation of Communication Experiences after Laryngectomy Questionnaire. Folia Phoniatr Logop. 2023;75(5):273-283. doi: 10.1159/000529771. Epub 2023 Feb 17.

    PubMed 36808105

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Larynx Neoplasm and Laryngectomy; Status, run by Osijek University Hospital at 1 site in Croatia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 4 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 6 May 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Croatia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Yes. Results are posted in the registry (first posted 22 Nov 2024). A summary is in the For doctors view, and the full results are on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Means, Standard Deviations (Ranges), Test-retest Reliability of the Self- Evaluation of Communication Experiences After Laryngectomy (SECEL:HR) Questionnaire (time frame: 15 minutes- required to complete the questionnaire). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05346237, which also lists 7 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 6 May 2025.

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