Quality of Life Comparison in Patients With Different Types of Alopecia

Completed

• Conditions: Quality of Life; Alopecia

• Registration Number: NCT04246957
• Lead Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens

Brief Summary

Hair loss is a frequent cause of patient consultation in dermatology. It is known to have a strong impact on patients' quality of life for many reasons; such as esthetic aspect, financial implications, social consequences. Numerous studies have assessed the impact of some types of alopecia on patients' quality of life. One study compared the quality of life in patients with scarring alopecia with patients of non-scarring alopecia. No studies have compared quality of life between the different types of scarring alopecia nor different types of non-scarring alopecia. However, none have assessed the impact on the patient partner quality of life. In addition, few treatments for alopecia are covered by national health insurance in France. The main objective is to compare the impact on the quality of life in different types of alopecia. By using the average scores of the questionnaire Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) for each type of alopecia.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-03-04
• Study First Submitted: 2020-01-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-01-28
• Study First Posted: 2020-01-29
• Primary Completion: 2020-11-16
• Study Completion: 2020-11-16
• Status Verified: 2020-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-12-01
• Last Update Posted: 2020-12-02

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• patients affiliated to social security
• patients able to understand and fill out a questionnaire
• patients over 18 years old
• patient consulting in the dermatology department of Amiens University Hospital for a primary alopecia

Exclusion Criteria

• minors
• patients under guardianship, deprived of liberty
• scalp affections other than alopecia
• secondary alopecia

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Variation of score of questionnaire Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) according alopecia type in patient life	at day 0	The Dermatology life Quality Index (DLQI) is a ten-question questionnaire used to measure the impact of skin disease on the quality of life of an affected person. It is designed for people aged 16 years and above. There are 10 questions, covering the following topics: symptoms, embarrassment, shopping and home care, clothes, social and leisure, sport, work or study, close relationships, sex, treatment. Each question refers to the impact of the skin disease on the patient's life over the previous week. Each question is scored from 0 to 3, giving a possible score range form 0 (meaning no impact of skin disease on quality of life) to 30 (meaning maximum impact on quality of life).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Variation of score of questionnaire Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) according alopecia type in spouse life	at day 0	The Dermatology life Quality Index (DLQI) is a ten-question questionnaire used to measure the impact of skin disease on the quality of life of an affected person. It is designed for people aged 16 years and above. There are 10 questions, covering the following topics: symptoms, embarrassment, shopping and home care, clothes, social and leisure, sport, work or study, close relationships, sex, treatment. Each question refers to the impact of the skin disease on the patient's life over the previous week. Each question is scored from 0 to 3, giving a possible score range form 0 (meaning no impact of skin disease on quality of life) to 30 (meaning maximum impact on quality of life).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU Amiens; 🇫🇷 Amiens, France