Enhanced Clinics for Patients Diagnosed With Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis

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• Conditions: Psoriatic Arthritis; Spondylitis, Ankylosing

• Registration Number: NCT04341233
• Lead Sponsor: NHS Lothian

Brief Summary

The 19.5 months project will pilot the introduction of a hospital-based, nurse-led ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA) service for patients being initiated on biologic therapy in NHS Lothian Edinburgh Western General Hospital.

It is anticipated that this new model of care will improve:

1. The time from referral for biologic therapy to initiation of treatment with a biological therapy due to the dedicated nurse to see patients

2. The management and monitoring of AS and PsA patients post commencement of treatment , in line with The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2020-04-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-04-07
• Study First Posted: 2020-04-10
• Study Start: 2020-08-01
• Primary Completion: 2022-02-28
• Study Completion: 2023-02-28
• Status Verified: 2025-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2025-02-11
• Last Update Posted: 2025-02-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 170

Inclusion Criteria

• Clinical diagnosis of AS or PsA
• Referral for initiation of biological therapy by patients regular consultant
• Age 18 years or older
• Willing and able to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

· Unable to comply with study procedures

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Setup a nurse-led clinic	3 months	Appointing a nurse and training in biologic and DMARD counselling, clinical measures and clinic administration.
Develop and setup a tool, an NHS Lothian Excel database	19.5 months	Database enables trust to use the evaluated model of care to enable NHS Lothian to build an informed business case to fund the continuation of this service in the future and expand it to all patients in their current service.