The aim of this study is to explore the validity of outcome measures and corresponding instruments from the perspective of patients with HOA in order to guide further improvement of existing instruments and development of new instruments.Outcomes…
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Brief title
Condition
- Joint disorders
Synonym
Research involving
Sponsors and support
Intervention
Outcome measures
Primary outcome
Factors that influence functioning in daily life of patients with HOA from the
perspective of patients.
If the content of these instruments covers the spectrum of concepts important
to patients with HOA.
Secondary outcome
Not applicable
Background summary
Osteoarthritis is a common joint disorder characterized by progressive loss of
articular cartilage and it frequently involves the hand joints. The disease
leads to pain in and around the affected joints, swelling, stiffness and loss
of function.
In order to evaluate hand osteoarthritis (HOA) various outcome measures and
corresponding instruments are available. However, these instruments are
developed by professionals without taking patients perceptions on their disease
into account. It may be questioned whether the content of these instruments
covers the spectrum of concepts important to patients with HOA.
It is important to include the patients perspective because values for outcomes
may vary between and among patients and professionals and the effect of
treatment needs to be relevant to patients and their quality if life.
Study objective
The aim of this study is to explore the validity of outcome measures and
corresponding instruments from the perspective of patients with HOA in order to
guide further improvement of existing instruments and development of new
instruments.
Outcomes relevant for the functioning of patients with HOA in daily life will
be defined. Based on these concepts evaluation of existing instruments will
take place and suggestions for improvement of existing instruments and
developement of new instruments will be formulated.
Study design
A European multi-centre qualitative focus-group study will be performed.
Patients will be invited for an interview in a group with a maximum of seven
patients with HOA, a focusgroep. The advantage of a focusgroup is that it
allows for interaction and discussion about the aspects important to patients
with HOA and the influence of the disease on functioning in daily life. The
focusgroup interview will take 1.5 to 2 hours.
The focusgroup interview will de tape recorded and transcribed verbatim. The
interview text will be analysed for the influence of HOA on functioning in
daily life and possible health related problems due to this disease.
Study burden and risks
There are no risks for patients in this study.
The only burden for patients is the time spend on the focusgroup interview,
which is 2 hours.
Postbus 9600
2300 RC Leiden
Nederland
Postbus 9600
2300 RC Leiden
Nederland
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Age
Inclusion criteria
Patients have to meet the ACR (American College of Rheumatology) criteria for hand osteoarthritis. Furthermore, patients are also eligible to participate in this study if they have bony swelling of at least one IP-joint of the second to fifth finger and/or pain or bony swelling of at least one CMC I joint.
Exclusion criteria
For The Netherlands: Inadequate understanding of the Dutch language
Design
Recruitment
Followed up by the following (possibly more current) registration
No registrations found.
Other (possibly less up-to-date) registrations in this register
No registrations found.
In other registers
| Register | ID |
|---|---|
| CCMO | NL17637.058.07 |