Health-related quality of life with the diagnosis of Stanford type B Aortic dissectio

Recruiting

• Conditions: I71.0; Dissection of aorta [any part]

• Registration Number: DRKS00030976
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Gefäßchirurgie und Endovaskuläre Chirurgie Heidelberg

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-12-28
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 280

Inclusion Criteria

All patients who were/are being treated in the Clinic for Vascular Surgery and Endovascular Surgery at Heidelberg University Hospital between 01/2005 and 12/2024 due to a Stanford type B aortic dissection.

Exclusion Criteria

All patients under the age of 18 and patients who are unable to give their consent as well as patients who do not speak German.

Study & Design

• Study Type: observational
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quality of life measured by the standardized questionnaires SF36, PA-F-KF and a non-validated self-developed questionnaire.<br>Longitudinal representation of the quality of life (QoL) of dissection patients from diagnosis or from the beginning of therapy, influence of different forms of therapy on the development and course of QoL.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Type and duration of surgery, surgical complications, length of hospital stay, identification of clinical, demographic, and socioeconomic variables associated with poorer quality of life, presentation of dimensions of quality of life that are particularly critical at specific time points.