Comparing the Burden of Illness of Hemophilia in the Developing and the Developed World
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Purpose
Because of high cost, persons with hemophilia in many developing countries cannot afford adequate treatment. For example, many persons with hemophilia in India and China are only rarely treated with factor replacement in response to bleeds, and as a result many have developed significant arthropathy and disability. A pilot study in China estimated the mean Hemophilia Joint Health Score (HJHS) at 13.1 (SD 9.03) suggesting that these children had highly prevalent, severe joint disease. The lack of relationship between the HJHS and treatment history suggests overall inadequate therapy.
The proposed study will quantify the burden of arthropathy, physical disability, and quality of life (QoL) in boys with hemophilia in Brazil - where comprehensive treatment is just beginning to be widely available. This study will also provide an opportunity to compare these outcomes to those observed in Canada, where the dominant therapy has become life-long prophylaxis.
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Hemophilia A Hemophilia B |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Prospective |
| Official Title: | Comparing the Burden of Illness of Hemophilia in the Developing and the Developed World: The Sao Paulo - Toronto Hemophilia Study |
- Burden of Illness [ Time Frame: 3 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Burden of disability for Brazilian and Canadian children will be be determined by analysis of the following domains:
Structure and Function Domain (HJHS score, Biometetrics,Radiographs) Activity Domain (ASK and FISH scales) Participation Domain (CHO-KLAT and PedsQL Quality of LIfe Questionnaire) Health Condition Domain (bleeding frequency) Personal Factors Domain (Ethnicity, level of education of parent/guardian, habitual exercise) Environmental Domain (Household income of parent/guardian)
- The Activity Scale for Kids (ASK) [ Time Frame: Day 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Children's self-reported activities will be measured with the Activity Scales for Kids (ASK) as part of the Activity Domain
- Functional Independence Scale for Hemophilia (FISH) [ Time Frame: Day 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
Observed activity limitationswill be measured with the FISH as part of the Activity Domain.
The FISH has been validated for use in developing countries. It consists of observed activities of daily living that are scored for quality.
- Hemophilia Joint Health Score (HJHS) [ Time Frame: Day 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
The HJHS is a valid and reliable scored measure of joint structural limitations as applied to the index joints.
This score will be a measure of the Structure and function domain.
- Radiographs [ Time Frame: Day 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Radiographs will be taken of all 6 index joints. This will be done as part of the structure and function domain.
- Canadian Haemophilia Outcomes - Kids Life Assessment Tool (CHO-KLAT) [ Time Frame: Day 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]After the completion of the pre-study cultural validition of the Brazilian translation of the CHO-KLAT scale, we will use it as a Quality of Life tool to measure the Participation domain
- Bleeding Frequency [ Time Frame: Day 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Families will be interview to determine bleeding frequency in the last 6 months. This factor will be incorporated into the Health condition domain.
- Biometrics [ Time Frame: Days 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The height, weight and BMI will be compared to national nomograms.
- Personal Factors [ Time Frame: Day 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Ethnicity, level of education of the parent-guardian will be self-reported.
- Environmental domain [ Time Frame: Day 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Whether a subject lives in a rural or urban area and household income will be recorded.
| Estimated Enrollment: | 110 |
| Study Start Date: | September 2010 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2013 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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Brazilian Subject's
Subject's will be recruited from the Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paolo (HCFMUSP)
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Canadian Subject's
Recruited from The Hospital for Sick Children
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Detailed Description:
In order to quantify the burden of illness in hemophilia, and to study the response to different treatments, it is necessary to have quantitative outcome measures of high validity and reliability. The International Prophylaxis Study Group (IPSG - chair Dr. Victor Blanchette) was established in 2001 with the stated purpose of developing and testing outcome tools for this purpose. The group has developed a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) score for quantifying arthropathy (representing the domain of structure and function domain in the ICF framework), a quantitative physical examination score, and the Hemophilia Joint Health Score or HJHS, to replace the older and less sensitive World Federation of Hemophilia (WFH) score (representing the domain of structure and function in the ICF). In addition Canadian investigators have also developed a quality of life measure for boys with hemophilia, the Canadian Hemophilia Outcomes Kids' Life Assessment Tool or CHO-KLAT (representing the domain of participation in the ICF).
We will use these tools, and other validated measures, to begin to determine the burden of hemophilia in Brazil and compare it to the burden of disease in Canada. Additionally, we will use this study to demonstrate the validity of these tools in the Brazilian population.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 7 Years to 18 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Male |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
| Sampling Method: | Probability Sample |
Participants will be a representative (random) sample of individuals from the comprehensive hemophilia treatment centres at HCFMUSP and SickKids. Boys between the ages of 7 and 18 years (inclusive) will be identified from the clinic ledgers at each of the centres. Using a computer generated random number list, proportionately stratified for Hemophilia A and B, and for moderate and severe disease (based on the baseline clinic proportions)
Inclusion criteria
- Hemophilia A or B moderate or severe as determined by serum factor activity ≤ 5%
- Age 7 - 18 yrs. inclusive
- At least one parent or guardian fluent in written Portuguese or English and able to complete the study outcome questionnaires.
Exclusion criteria
- None (Children with inhibitors will be allowed into the study for 2 reasons: i) our study aims to document the health of persons with hemophilia in a generalizable way, ii) not all children will have had inhibitor testing done.)
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Audrey Abad | (416) - 813 - 8710 | audrey.abad@sickkids.ca |
| Brazil | |
| Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo | Not yet recruiting |
| Sao Paolo, Brazil | |
| Principal Investigator: Jorge Carneiro, MD, PhD | |
| Sub-Investigator: Paula Villça, MD, PhD | |
| Canada, Ontario | |
| The Hospital for Sick Childre | Not yet recruiting |
| Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 1x8 | |
| Principal Investigator: Brian M Feldman, MD, MSc, FRCPC | |
| Sub-Investigator: Victor Blanchette, MD | |
| Sub-Investigator: Pamela Hilliard | |
| Sub-Investigator: Nancy L Young, BSc, BScPT, MSc, PhD | |
| Principal Investigator: | Brain M. Feldman, MD, MSc, FRCPC | The Hospital for Sick Children |
More Information
No publications provided
| Responsible Party: | Dr. Brian Feldman and the Hospital for Sick Children, The Hospital for Sick Children |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01217255 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 1000020214 |
| Study First Received: | October 6, 2010 |
| Last Updated: | October 7, 2010 |
| Health Authority: | Canada: Ethics Review Committee |
Keywords provided by The Hospital for Sick Children:
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Hemophilia Burden of Illness Pediatric |
Quality of Life Disability Participation |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Hemophilia B Hemophilia A Blood Coagulation Disorders, Inherited Blood Coagulation Disorders Hematologic Diseases |
Coagulation Protein Disorders Hemorrhagic Disorders Genetic Diseases, Inborn Genetic Diseases, X-Linked |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013