Rheumatoid Purpura in Children: a Multicenter Observational Study of Pediatric Emergency Department Management and Follow-up by Primary Care Physicians

Completed

• Conditions: Rheumatoid Purpura
• Interventions: Other: Management of rheumatoid purpura

• Registration Number: NCT05737056
• Lead Sponsor: Groupe Hospitalier de la Region de Mulhouse et Sud Alsace

Brief Summary

The main objective of this study is to describe the management of children with rheumatoid purpura from admission to the pediatric emergency room to follow-up by primary care physicians after hospital discharge.

Detailed Description

Secondary objectives The secondary objective is to assess general practitioners current knowledge and practice of the condition and potential barriers to monitoring and follow-up by general practitioners.

Conduct of research Children diagnosed with rheumatoid purpura within the past 2 years at the 3 participating sites will be included in the study if parental authority holders do not object.

Patients will be identified through the Medical Information Department of each hospital.

Parents will be contacted - first by mail, then by phone - to request permission to collect the child's medical data from medical records, and to retrieve information on the surveillance and follow-up of the disease by general practitioners up to two years after diagnosis.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-02-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-02-10
• Study First Posted: 2023-02-21
• Study Start: 2023-05-09
• Primary Completion: 2023-07-28
• Study Completion: 2023-07-28
• Status Verified: 2023-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-10-27
• Last Update Posted: 2023-10-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

• Underaged patient diagnosed with rheumatoid purpura during a visit to the pediatric emergencies of Mulhouse, Colmar and Strasbourg
• No objection to the study from the two holders of parental authority

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient followed in the context of a genetic or malformative pathology, an immune deficiency, or a cancer

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Children diagnosed with rheumatoid purpura at the pediatric emergency department	Management of rheumatoid purpura	Children diagnosed with rheumatoid purpura from admission to the pediatric emergency department up to two years of follow-up by general practitioners after hospital discharge.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Compliance with the recommendations for the management of rheumatoid purpura	Up to two years after hospital discharge

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Knowledge assessment questionnaire regarding rheumatoid purpura	At the beginning of the study	Evaluation of the knowledge and current practices of general practitioners regarding rheumatoid purpura and identification of the possible obstacles to management and follow-up in primary care, using an online survey

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Hôpitaux Civils de Colmar; 🇫🇷 Colmar, France

Hôpital de Hautepierre; 🇫🇷 Strasbourg, France