Alternative Care in Patients With Auto-Immune Diseases

Completed

• Conditions: Auto-Immune Diseases

• Registration Number: NCT04094259
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Limoges

Brief Summary

Patients followed in Internal Medicine bring together favorable conditions for the use of alternative medicines. While some are recognized for their benefits, some can, on the contrary, harm the patient. It is therefore proposed to make a complete descriptive inventory of these practices, through an anonymized questionnaire. The main objective is the evaluation of the proportion of the use of alternative medicines in patients with in the department of Internal Medicine A

Detailed Description

Patients followed in Internal Medicine department bring together favorable conditions for the use of alternative medicines. While some are recognized for their benefits, some can, on the contrary, harm the patient. It is therefore proposed to make a complete descriptive inventory of these practices, through an anonymized questionnaire. The main objective is the evaluation of the proportion of the use of alternative medicines in patients with autoimmune diseases in the department of Internal Medicine .

At all times alternative medicine has existed. Internal Medicine deals with rare autoimmune diseases, of which there is not always a cure. Even when the treatment is optimal, there are often subjective complaints.Patients followed in Internal Medicine therefore have favorable conditions for the use of alternative medicines. While some are recognized for their benefits, some can, on the contrary, harm the patient. It is therefore proposed to make a complete descriptive inventory of these practices, through an anonymized questionnaire. This information will make it possible to target the patient's needs, and to be able to offer alternative medicines that are better focused, without calling into question their conventional treatment

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-09-09
• Study First Submitted: 2019-09-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-09-17
• Study First Posted: 2019-09-18
• Primary Completion: 2021-12-01
• Study Completion: 2021-12-01
• Status Verified: 2022-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-08-08
• Last Update Posted: 2022-08-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 121

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The number of patients using alternative medicine.	At day 1	Counting the number of patients using alternative medicine.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Médecin Interne A; 🇫🇷 Limoges, France