Home treatment for haemophilia patients.
Recruiting
- Conditions
- haemophilia, Home treatment, prophylaxis, intravenous infusion, learningprocess.
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON19959
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity Medical Centre UtrechtHeidelberglaan 100, PO box 85500 3508 GA Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 175
Inclusion Criteria
1. All haemophilia or Von Willebrand type III patients or caretakers of children (with or without CVAD) treated with prophylaxis (possible learning for self infusion);
2. Patients who are treated at the van Creveldkliniek Utrecht, Haemophilia Treatment Centre Amsterdam, or Erasmus Medical Centre Rotterdam, in the estimated period from of 3 years.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients who are treated on demand.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational non invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quantification of the learning process of self infusion and the self infusion procedure, that will serve as a base-line for futher research to improve adherence.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Time needed to learn to administer prophylaxis;<br /><br>2. Timing of self infusion;<br /><br>3. Proportion of infusions taken in the mornings in comparison with the bleeding frequency;<br /><br>4. Age at which transition takes place.