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Impact of Hidradenitis Suppurativa on Quality of Life Functions

Completed
Conditions
Quality of Life
Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Registration Number
NCT03288337
Lead Sponsor
Montefiore Medical Center
Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to get a better understanding of the impact of Hidradenitis Suppurativa (HS) on the quality of life of patients with this condition. Patients with HS will be asked questions about demographics including gender, age, and ethnicity. They will also be asked to complete questionnaires to determine how their skin condition affects their life. Study participation will last for 1 day, with potential for follow-up in the future. We hope this information will help us improve our treatment for this skin condition.

Detailed Description

The goal of this study is to get a better understanding of the impact of the skin condition, Hidradenitis Suppurativa, on quality of life function of patients. Patients with HS will be asked questions about demographics including gender, age, and ethnicity. They will also be asked to complete questionnaires to determine how their skin condition affects their life. The questionnaires include Beck Depression Inventory form, which gives us information how you feel about your skin condition and how it changes your mood; Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), which gives us information about how your skin condition affects your quality of life; Skindex, which gives us more specific information about how your skin condition affects your quality of life; SF-36 health survey, which gives us information about your general health status; the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire- short form (Q-LES-Q-SF), which gives us information on your enjoyment and satisfaction of your life; and the Employment/Productivity Health Economic Questionnaire, which will give us more information on your work and school status as well as household income. Study participation will last for 1 day, with potential for follow-up in the future. Through potential follow up visits we hope to determine the longitudinal effect of treatment modalities on QoL through future survey performance of the patient cohort. We hope this information will help us improve our treatment for this skin condition.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
400
Inclusion Criteria
  • Clinical diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa
  • Subject age >/= 18 years
  • Able to be evaluated by a Montefiore physician
Exclusion Criteria
  • No clinical diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa
  • Subject age < 18 years
  • Subject unable to understand or answer provided questionnaires
  • Unable to evaluated by a Montefiore physician

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Presence and severity of depressionBaseline

Presence and severity of depression as measured using standardized Beck Depression Inventory

Degree of enjoyment and satisfaction experienced by subjects in daily functioning.Baseline

Degree of enjoyment and satisfaction experienced by subjects in various areas of daily functioning as measured by the standardized Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire-short form.

Employment and economic productivityBaseline

Self-reported employment and economic productivity as measured by a standardized health economic questionnaire

Dermatology-related quality of lifeBaseline

Quality of life as measured using standardized SkinDex questionnaires

Subject-reported subject healthBaseline

Subject-reported subject health as measured using standardized SF-36 questionnaires

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in subject-reported subject healthAt 6 months

Change in subject-reported subject health as measured using standardized SF-36 questionnaires after treatment initiation

Change in degree of enjoyment and satisfaction experienced by subjects in various areas of daily functioningAt 6 months

Change in degree of enjoyment and satisfaction experienced by subjects in various areas of daily functioning as measured by the standardized Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire-short form after treatment initiation

Change in quality of lifeAt 6 months

Change in quality of life as measured using standardized SkinDex questionnaires after treatment initiation

Change in self-reported employment and economic productivityAt 6 months

Change in self-reported employment and economic productivity as measured by a standardized health economic questionnaire after treatment initiation

Change in presence and severity of depression as measured using standardized Beck Depression InventoryAt 6 months

Change in presence and severity of depression as measured using standardized Beck Depression Inventory after treatment initiation

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Montefiore Medical Center

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Bronx, New York, United States

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