Quality of Life in Chronic Arthritis
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Purpose
Chronic joint complaints are prevalent in clinical practice. If chronic arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is not adequately controlled, it can not only affect patient's working ability but also produce indirect cost in patient's family. Quality of life will also be affected. Health-related quality of life issues are assuming increasing importance in chronic rheumatic diseases. However, studies on quality of life in rheumatic patients are limited. Factors related to quality of life are not clear. Application of quality of life measurement for improving clinical care of RA and AS patients is still difficult. The objective of this study was to evaluation the validity of EQ-5D life quality measurement in chronic arthritis patients in Taiwan. Factors associated with life quality will be addressed. This will also provide useful information for public health policy making.
| Condition |
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Ankylosing Spondylitis Rheumatoid Arthritis |
| Study Type: | Observational |
| Study Design: | Observational Model: Case-Only Time Perspective: Prospective |
| Official Title: | A Study on Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Arthritis |
- Validity of life quality measurement EQ-5D in chronic arthritis patients [ Time Frame: EQ-5D at recruitment and 6 months later in chronic arthritis patients ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]Effect of age, gender, diagnosis, disease duration and education on subjective feeling of quality of life (by EQ-5D) will be analyzed. Repeated measurements will be used for analysis of association between disease activity and quality of life.
| Estimated Enrollment: | 200 |
| Study Start Date: | November 2010 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2012 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2012 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Groups/Cohorts |
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| patients with rheumatoid arthritis |
| patients with ankylosing spondylitis |
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 20 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
| Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Patient with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis
Inclusion Criteria:
- Patients with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with mental illness which interfered with questionaire answering
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Chien-Sheng Wu | 886277282148 | wucs@mail.femh.org.tw |
| Taiwan | |
| Far Eastern Memorial Hospital | Recruiting |
| Taipei county, Taiwan, 220 | |
| Contact: Chien-Sheng Wu 886277282148 wucs@mail.femh.org.tw | |
| Principal Investigator: Chien-Sheng Wu | |
| Principal Investigator: | Chien-Sheng Wu | Far Eastern Memorial Hospital |
More Information
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| Responsible Party: | Chien-Sheng Wu, Chief, Division of Rheumatology, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01357018 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 099094-E |
| Study First Received: | December 7, 2010 |
| Last Updated: | May 18, 2012 |
| Health Authority: | Taiwan: Institutional Review Board |
Keywords provided by Far Eastern Memorial Hospital:
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Ankylosing spondylitis Disease activity EQ-5D Quality of life Rheumatoid arthritis |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Bone Diseases, Infectious Arthritis Arthritis, Rheumatoid Spondylitis Spondylitis, Ankylosing Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Rheumatic Diseases Connective Tissue Diseases |
Autoimmune Diseases Immune System Diseases Infection Bone Diseases Spinal Diseases Spondylarthropathies Spondylarthritis Ankylosis |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013