Patient and Physician Perspectives on Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
- Enrollment
- 17
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Explore the perceptions of NAFLD, including knowledge, diagnosis and management, and additional disease-related perceptions amongst Hispanic patients. (Questionnaire)
Study Overview
Brief Summary
This trial studies patient and physician perspectives on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Using questionnaires and interviews, this trial may help researchers understand physicians' knowledge about the diagnosis, prognosis, treatment and management of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, as well as gain an in-depth understanding of Hispanic patients' perceptions about the disease and investigate how cultural factors may play a role in its diagnosis, treatment and management.
Detailed Description
PRIMARY OBJECTIVES:
I. Explore the perceptions of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), including knowledge, current practices for diagnosis and management, and additional disease-related perceptions amongst both primary care physicians.
II. Explore the perceptions of NAFLD, including knowledge, diagnosis and management, and additional disease-related perceptions amongst Hispanic patients.
OUTLINE:
Patients and physicians complete a questionnaire over 5 minutes and an interview over 30-45 minutes about thoughts on NAFLD, including what they know about NAFLD and its diagnosis, management, and monitoring, and other thoughts on NAFLD.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Prospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Be a self-reported practicing physician, who is a primary care physician (internal medicine, family medicine, etc.)
- •Self-reported Hispanic ethnicity from the Greater Houston Metropolitan Area (patient)
- •Have been diagnosed with NAFLD by a doctor (patient)
- •Be an adult >/= 18 (patient)
- •Able to speak English (patient)
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Observational (questionnaire, interview)
Patients and physicians complete a questionnaire over 5 minutes and an interview over 30-45 minutes about thoughts on NAFLD, including what they know about NAFLD and its diagnosis, management, and monitoring, and other thoughts on NAFLD.
Intervention: Interview (Other)
Observational (questionnaire, interview)
Patients and physicians complete a questionnaire over 5 minutes and an interview over 30-45 minutes about thoughts on NAFLD, including what they know about NAFLD and its diagnosis, management, and monitoring, and other thoughts on NAFLD.
Intervention: Questionnaire Administration (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Explore the perceptions of NAFLD, including knowledge, diagnosis and management, and additional disease-related perceptions amongst Hispanic patients. (Questionnaire)
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
Explore the perceptions of NAFLD, including knowledge, current practices for diagnosis and management, and additional disease-related perceptions amongst both primary care physicians (Questionnaire)
Time Frame: Up to 1 year
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported