Quality of Life in Chronic Arthritis

NCT ID: NCT01357018

Last Updated: 2014-02-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

139 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-11-30

Study Completion Date

2013-04-30

Brief Summary

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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.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Ankylosing Spondylitis Rheumatoid Arthritis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_ONLY

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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patients with rheumatoid arthritis

No interventions assigned to this group

patients with ankylosing spondylitis

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients with rheumatoid arthritis or ankylosing spondylitis

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with mental illness which interfered with questionaire answering
Minimum Eligible Age

20 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Chien-Sheng Wu

Chief, Division of Rheumatology

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Chien-Sheng Wu

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Locations

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Far Eastern Memorial Hospital

Taipei County, , Taiwan

Site Status

Countries

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Taiwan

Other Identifiers

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099094-E

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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