Quality of Life in Chronic Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Study on Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Arthritis

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01357018
• Other study ID #: 099094-E
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: December 7, 2010
• Last updated: February 19, 2014
• Start date: November 2010
• Est. completion date: April 2013

Study information

• Verified date: February 2014
• Source: Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Taiwan: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 139
• Est. completion date: April 2013
• Est. primary completion date: December 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients with mental illness which interfered with questionaire answering

Study Design

Observational Model: Case-Only, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Arthritis
• Arthritis, Rheumatoid
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Spondylitis
• Spondylitis, Ankylosing

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Taiwan	Far Eastern Memorial Hospital	Taipei county

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Taiwan, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Validity of life quality measurement EQ-5D in chronic arthritis patients	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.	EQ-5D at recruitment and 6 months later in chronic arthritis patients	No