The evaluation of a training for patients with hepatitis C to improve their quality of life
Completed
- Conditions
- Chronic hepatitis CInfections and Infestations
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN76212203
- Lead Sponsor
- Erasmus MC
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 300
Inclusion Criteria
1. Aged 18 years or over
2. Chronic hepatitis C
Exclusion Criteria
1. Unable to fill out a questionnaire (e.g. because of language problems or cognitive impairment)
2. Patients with a psychiatric disorder
3. Patients who are being treated with Interferon
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Quality of life measured using the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) at baseline, after the last session (7 weeks), and 6 months after the intervention.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Liver disease symptoms measured using the Liver Disease Symptom Index (LDSI) at baseline, after the last session (7 weeks), and 6 months after the intervention<br>2. Depression measured using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) at baseline, after the last session (7 weeks), and 6 months after the intervention<br>3. Health care utilisation and production loss measured using the Trimbos and iMTA questionnaire on Costs associated with Psychiatric illness (TiC-P) at baseline, after the last session (7 weeks), and 6 months after the intervention