Status:
UNKNOWN
Health-Related Quality of Life and Disease-Related Costs: Comparison Between Ankylosing Spondylitis, Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Taiwan
Lead Sponsor:
Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Conditions:
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Brief Summary
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are the most common rheumatic diseases dealt with rheumatologists in Taiwan. In previous studies, the 3 di...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- AS patients who fit the modified New York criteria (1984)
- RA patients who fit the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria (1987)
- SLE patients who fit the ACR revised criteria for the classification of SLE (1997)
Exclusion
- 1\. Patients who have cognitive impairment.
- 2\. Patients who have overlapping syndrome of any 2 of the 3 rheumatic disease (eg. RA overlapping with SLE).
- 3\. Patients who are less than 18 years old or older than 65 years old.
- 4\. Patients who visited rheumatologists in the outpatient clinics of the Division of Rheumatology at Taichung Veterans General Hospital for less than 4 times in 2008.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2008
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00747578
Start Date
September 1 2008
Last Update
September 8 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Taichung, Taiwan, 40705