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Impacts of the Covid-19 Epidemic and Associated Lockdown Measures on the Management, Health and Behaviors of Cystic Fibrosis Patients During the 2020 Epidemic

Completed
Conditions
Cystic Fibrosis in Children
Cystic Fibrosis
Interventions
Behavioral: Questionnaire
Behavioral: Interview
Registration Number
NCT04463628
Lead Sponsor
Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Brief Summary

Impacts of the Covid-19 epidemic and associated lockdown measures on the management, health and behaviors of cystic fibrosis patients during the 2020 epidemic

Detailed Description

The containment of the population in France is a health measure implemented in response to SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19) infection. For cystic fibrosis, as for many chronic diseases, this disruption is twofold. On the one hand, it affects daily life due to the closure of schools and the introduction of national lockdown, but also the hospital, which has profoundly changed its procedures, which are almost completely focused on the care of patients with Covid-19. This forced transformation was at the expense of its usual role including the management of chronic diseases such as cystic fibrosis. It has an impact on patients' consultations cancelled, rescheduled or replaced by teleconsultations, hospitalisations whether scheduled or during acute exacerbations which are more complicated to organise. Access to treatments is also more difficult (physiotherapy), which can affect compliance. Confinement also profoundly changes the lives of our patients. It changes the way individuals can apprehend their disease and its integration into their everyday life, studies or professional projects. Finally, it is the confrontation with a potentially fatal infection that reminds us of the risks and consequences of a potentially severe chronic disease.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
746
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient with cystic fibrosis (Southern Chlorine > 60 mEq/L and/or presence of 2 pathogenic mutations on the CFTR gene)
  • Supported in a French CRCM (Cystic fibrosis Resource and Competence Center)
  • Affiliated to a social security scheme
  • Non-opposition for participation in the protocol
Exclusion Criteria
  • Minor patient under 14 years of age
  • Computer equipment or internet connection defect

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Questionnaire and/or interviewInterviewAn online questionnaire to assess the quantitative aspect of the impact of lockdown on all areas of the cystic fibrosis patient's health, be it physical, mental or social (using quality of life assessment in particular and interviews in the human and social sciences).
Questionnaire and/or interviewQuestionnaireAn online questionnaire to assess the quantitative aspect of the impact of lockdown on all areas of the cystic fibrosis patient's health, be it physical, mental or social (using quality of life assessment in particular and interviews in the human and social sciences).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Cancellation or postponement of consultations by the health professional or patient,Up to 6 months

Number of consultations cancelled or postponed by the health professional or patient of consultations (medical and paramedical),

Cancellation or postponement by the health care institution or by the patient of hospitalizations (scheduled or unscheduled),Up to 6 months

Number of consultations cancelled or postponed by the health care institution or by the patient of hospitalizations (acute or scheduled)

Patient cancellation of teleconsultations/telecare replacement,Up to 6 months

Number of consultations cancelled by the teleconsultation/replacement patient,

Change in the modalities of administration of antibiotics cures (oral instead of intravenous administration).Up to 6 months

Number of patients affected by the change in the modality of administration of antibiotic cures (intravenous instead of intravenous administration).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Anxiety and stress (at risk of being affected by COVID-19 or at risk of being treated less well)Up to 6 months

Scale 0-21

Evaluation of the knowledge, experience and social representations of the risk of Covid-19Up to 6 months

Experience and social representations of confinement by cystic fibrosis patients (evaluated by qualitative methods)

ComplianceUp to 6 months

Questionnaire about taking or not taking treatment during confinement

Suspected and/or confirmed Covid-19 in patients with cystic fibrosis.Up to 6 months

Prevalence of suspected and/or confirmed Covid-19 infections in patients with cystic fibrosis

The reduction of each of the elements of care provision and health care utilization:Up to 6 months

Cancellation or postponement by the patient of consultations (medical or paramedical)

* Patient cancellation of teleconsultations/telecare proposed by the health professional

* Cancellation or postponement by the patient of hospitalizations (acute or scheduled)

The change of modality of administration of antibiotic curesUp to 6 months

Intravenous instead of intravenous administration

Presence or absence of toxic consumption (drug, alcohol) during the lockdownUp to 6 months

A questionnaire on the presence or absence of toxic consumption

Assessing the role of social inequalities in the consequences of lockdownUp to 6 months

Role of social inequalities in the consequences of containment assessed by qualitative methods

Trial Locations

Locations (3)

Intercommunal hospital of Créteil

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Creteil, IDF, France

TROUSSEAU Hospital

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Paris, IDF, France

FOCH Hospital

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Suresnes, IDF, France

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