Evaluation of Academic and Professional Trajectories of Narcoleptic Patients

Narcolepsy Clinical Trial

— NARCOWORK  

Official title:

Evaluation of Academic and Professional Trajectories of Narcoleptic Patients

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03173378
• Other study ID #: 69HCL17_0252
• Status: Completed
• Start date: October 3, 2017
• Est. completion date: July 10, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: November 2018
• Source: Hospices Civils de Lyon
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Narcolepsy is a chronic, disabling condition characterized by excessive daytime sleepiness and, in some patients, falls in muscle tone related to emotions (cataplexies). It often begins in childhood or in young adults. Symptoms of narcolepsy are responsible for an important handicap in everyday life, and are often misunderstood by the family and professional environment. In addition, many comorbidities are associated with narcolepsy, such as depression, anxiety, or obesity.

Few studies have examined the impact of narcolepsy on patients' educational background, socio-professional integration, and quality of life. In particular, the factors of professional handicap related to the characteristics of the disease and the determinants of the insertion of the patients remain poorly known.

As a better understanding of these determinants could help to inform patients and guide them in their choices, NARCOWORK study aims at evaluating the academic and professional trajectories of a wide population of narcoleptic patients.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 149
• Est. completion date: July 10, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: July 10, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

Group "Narcoleptic Patients":

• Type 1 or Type 2 narcolepsy

• > 18 years

• Usually followed at the Lyon Sleep Medicine Center

Group "Control":

• At least one member of each family of cases (siblings, cousins ...)

• > 18 years and of the same age as the case if possible (+/- 5 years)

• No narcolepsy

Exclusion Criteria:

• uncertain diagnosis (for the "Narcoleptic Patients" Group)

• poor knowledge of the French language

• Refusal to participate

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Narcolepsy

Intervention

Other:
• Questionnaires
Participants will have to complete questionnaires to compare the distribution of occupational situations in narcoleptic patients and matched non-narcoleptic subjects (controls)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
France	Sleep Medicine Center, Croix-Rousse Hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon	Lyon

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Hospices Civils de Lyon

Country where clinical trial is conducted

France, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Occupational situations	Participants will have to complete questionnaires to compare the distribution of occupational situations subjects (worker, unemployed, student, retired, housewife) in narcoleptic patients and matched non-narcoleptic subjects (controls)	30 to 45 minutes