Behavioural Problems in Huntington Disease : Analysis and Enhancement of Caregiver and Patient Experience

Huntington Disease Clinical Trial

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Clinical Trial Details — Status: Terminated

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02218567
• Other study ID #: 2014-A00327-40
• Status: Terminated
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2014
• Est. completion date: December 2015

Study information

• Verified date: June 2014
• Source: University Hospital, Angers
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study hypothesis is that caregivers experience allows them to develop a lot of knowledge and know-how about behavioural problems in Huntington Disease and its consequences. The purpose of this study is to collect, describe and analyse caregivers experience in order to find and enhance their knowledge related to the adaptation to behavioural problems of Huntington Disease patients.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Terminated
• Enrollment: 12
• Est. completion date: December 2015
• Est. primary completion date: December 2015
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• For patients:

• Patients with Huntington Disease declared

• Huntington Disease diagnosed with abnormal number of CAG repeats: 38 < nucleotide expansion (CAG)

• Total Functional Capacity = 7

• Patients living with a caregiver

• Aged 18 years and above

• Subject gave its written consent

• For caregivers :

• No risk of caregiver having Huntington disease

• Aged 18 years and above

• Subject gave its written consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• For patients:

• Patient who do not live with a caregiver

• No national health insurance affiliation

• Being under guardianship

• For caregivers :

• Caregiver at risk for Huntington Disease

• No national health insurance affiliation

• Being under guardianship

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Huntington Disease

Intervention

Behavioral:
• questionnaire qualilty of life

• psychological interview

• psychological tests

Other:
• Motor evaluation

Behavioral:
• Behavioral evaluation

• cognitive tests

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	University Hospital of Angers	Angers	Maine Et Loire

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University Hospital, Angers

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	The Huntington's Disease health-related Quality of Life questionnaire	The primary outcome is to find a list of caregiver competences necessary to prevent and adapt to behavioural problems of Huntington Disease patients.	Baseline