Home Therapy With VPRIV in Gaucher's Disease
- Conditions
- Gaucher Disease
- Registration Number
- NCT01356537
- Lead Sponsor
- Shire
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to proof increasing patient satisfaction and preservation of quality of life in patients with Gaucher's Disease receiving their enzyme replacement therapy with VPRIV (Velaglucerase alfa)at their home setting compared to receiving the infusions at the clinic or at doctor's practice.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 34
- Male or female patients with a confirmed diagnosis of Gaucher disease type 1
- Age> 2 years
- patients who have at least 3 infusions (6 weeks) at least 5-year or 5-6 infusions (10-12 weeks) at 2 - to 4-year patients have received VPRIV ® and tolerate well
- The patient is compliant, the previous VPRIV ® infusions were / performed approximately every 2 weeks in the center during office visits
- The patient was already before inclusion in this study for a home infusion therapy and has consented to (or their legal representative)
- The patient / be lawful. Representative has consented in writing to participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria:
• The patient is participating in a clinical trial with a medicinal product
Not provided
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patient satisfaction estimated on a 10-ary Likert scale, quality of life estimated by SF-36 questionnaire comparison of baseline to 12 months value
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number (per infusion) and severity of infusion-related side effects baseline compared to 12 months
Trial Locations
- Locations (11)
Gemeinschaftspraxis für Hämatologie und Onkologie
🇩🇪Köln, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Mainz
🇩🇪Mainz, Germany
Albrecht-Kossel-Institut für Neuroregeneration (AKos)
🇩🇪Rostock, Germany
Helios Klinikum Schwerin
🇩🇪Schwerin, Germany
Klinikum rechts der Isar
🇩🇪München, Germany
Universitätsklinikum Ulm
🇩🇪Ulm, Germany
Landeskrankenhaus Bregenz
🇦🇹Bregenz, Austria
Medical University of Vienna
🇦🇹Wien, Austria
Paracelsus Medizinische Privatuniversität Salzburg
🇦🇹Salzburg, Austria
AKH, Allgemeines Krankenhaus der Stadt Wien
🇦🇹Wien, Austria
Medizinische Universität Wien
🇦🇹Wien, Austria