Alternative Care in Patients With Auto-Immune Diseases

NCT04094259 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 87RI19-0020 (ALTER-MAI)
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 121
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Patients followed in Internal Medicine bring together favorable conditions for the use of alternative medicines. While some are recognized for their benefits, some can, on the contrary, harm the patient. It is therefore proposed to make a complete descriptive inventory of these practices, through an anonymized questionnaire. The main objective is the evaluation of the proportion of the use of alternative medicines in patients with in the department of Internal Medicine A

Conditions

Auto-Immune Diseases

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• The number of patients using alternative medicine.

  Counting the number of patients using alternative medicine.

  At day 1

Interventions

Questionnaire. BEHAVIORAL

patients will respond to a specific questionnaire regarding the use of alternative medicine

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

Patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (ARA and/or SLICC criteria) OR with primary Sjögren's syndrome (revised Americano European criteria) OR with systemic scleroderma (ACR/EULAR 2012 criteria)

You may qualify if:

• Patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (ARA and/or SLICC criteria) OR with primary Sjögren's syndrome (revised Americano European criteria) OR with systemic scleroderma (ACR/EULAR 2012 criteria)
• Patient with signed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Patients deprived of their liberty
• Minors and adults subject to legal protection measures
• Patients subject to a justice safeguard measure
• Patient unable to understand or adhere to the protocol

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Limoges: lead

Study Sites (1)

Médecin Interne A

Limoges, France

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Couillard F, Parreau S, Dumonteil S, Ratti N, Palat S, Bezanahary H, Liozon E, Ly KH, Fauchais AL, Gondran G. Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Patients Treated for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Primary Sjogren's Syndrome, or Systemic Sclerosis in a French Rural Region. Complement Med Res. 2024;31(3):234-240. doi: 10.1159/000536580. Epub 2024 Feb 12.

  PMID: 38346411 RESULT

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Surveys and Questionnaires

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Data Collection; Epidemiologic Methods; Investigative Techniques; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Public Health; Environment and Public Health

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 16, 2019
• First Posted: September 18, 2019
• Study Start: September 9, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2021
• Study Completion: December 1, 2021
• Last Updated: March 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2022-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)