Quality of Life in Chronic Arthritis

NCT01357018 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 099094-E
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 139
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief 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.

Conditions

Ankylosing Spondylitis; Rheumatoid Arthritis

Keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Disease activity; EQ-5D; Quality of life; Rheumatoid arthritis

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• 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

Study Arms (2)

patients with rheumatoid arthritis

patients with ankylosing spondylitis

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 20 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patient with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis

You may qualify if:

• Patients with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with mental illness which interfered with questionaire answering

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Far Eastern Memorial Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Taipei County, 220, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spondylitis, Ankylosing; Arthritis, Rheumatoid

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Axial Spondyloarthritis; Spondylarthropathies; Spondylarthritis; Spondylitis; Spinal Diseases; Bone Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Ankylosis; Joint Diseases; Arthritis; Rheumatic Diseases; Connective Tissue Diseases; Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases; Autoimmune Diseases; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• Chien-Sheng Wu

  Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Chief, Division of Rheumatology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: December 7, 2010
• First Posted: May 20, 2011
• Study Start: November 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2012
• Study Completion: April 1, 2013
• Last Updated: February 20, 2014

Record last verified: 2014-02

Locations

TW (1)