Survey About Diet in Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases

• Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis; Spondylitis, Ankylosing; Diet Habit; Rheumatic Disease; Rheumatic Disorder; Spondyloarthritis; Feeding Behavior; Inflammatory Rheumatism; Psoriatic Arthritis
• Interventions: Other: Questionnaire

• Registration Number: NCT05283096
• Lead Sponsor: Poitiers University Hospital

Brief Summary

A French Survey on patients' practices, knowledge and beliefs about diet in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, spondylarthritis) Use of a questionnaire about what patients have heard concerning diet and rheumatism, what kind of diet they tried eventually and how it affected their health and disease

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2022-02-05
• Study Start: 2022-02-10
• Status Verified: 2022-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-03-08
• Study First Posted: 2022-03-16
• Primary Completion: 2022-04-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2022-06-11
• Last Update Posted: 2022-06-14
• Study Completion: 2022-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 203

Inclusion Criteria

• Age ≥ 18 years
• Patient with chronic inflammatory rheumatism (rheumatoid arthritis, spondylarthritis, psoriatic arthritis) according to the diagnostic criteria commonly admitted
• Patient followed in the rheumatology department of the University Hospital of Poitiers (France)
• Free patient, without guardianship or tutelage or subordination
• Patient not opposing to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria

• Patient withdrawing consent
• Patient who does not meet criteria for chronic inflammatory disease (rheumatoid arthritis, spondylarthritis, psoriatic arthritis) according to the diagnostic criteria commonly admitted after examination of medical record

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease	Questionnaire	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Prevalence (rate) of patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatism who have changed their dietary practices since being diagnosed.	6 months	To assess the prevalence of dietary changes in patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatism (rheumatoid arthritis, spondylarthritis and psoriatic arthritis) using a questionnaire

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Comparison of disease activity by the level of C reactive protein, DAS 28, ASDAS and BASDAI between the diet and non-diet groups	6 months	To compare drug management and disease activity between different dietary practices (with and without practice modification) with their answers to the questionnaire
Rate of patients believing that diet affects their rheumatism	6 months	To describe the practices, knowledge and beliefs about diets of patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatism using a questionnaire
Comparison of the rates of patients following each specific diet (gluten free, vegetarian, dairy products free, ...) between each subgroup of rheumatism	6 months	To compare dietary beliefs, knowledge and practices between different patient subgroups (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis) with their answers to the questionnaire
Rate of patients following each specific diet (gluten free, vegetarian, dairy products free, ...)	6 months	To describe the practices, knowledge and beliefs about diets of patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatism using a questionnaire
Comparison of the rates of patients believing that diet affects their rheumatism, between each subgroup of rheumatism	6 months	To compare dietary beliefs, knowledge and practices between different patient subgroups (rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthritis, psoriatic arthritis) with their answers to the questionnaire
Comparison of the rates of patients who were able to stop a part of their treatment between the diet and non-diet groups	6 months	To compare drug management and disease activity between different dietary practices (with and without practice modification) with their answers to the questionnaire

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

CHU Poitiers; 🇫🇷 Poitiers, Nouvelle Aquitaine, France