Personality Traits and Its Impact on Quality of Life and Clinical Outcome Evaluation in Crohn's Patients

June 24, 2013 updated by: Jianan Ren, Jinling Hospital, China

Personality Traits and Its Impact on Quality of Life and Clinical Outcome Evaluation in Patients With Crohn's Disease

Quality of life is recommended as one of essential parameters to evaluate treatment effect and clinical outcome in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). Recent studies reported that several disease-unrelated variables may affect quality of life in CD patients. This study is dedicated to investigate the influence of various personality traits on quality of life, and whether or not they should be taken into account when evaluating clinical outcomes in patients with CD.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Unknown

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a prospective, single-center study.

All enrolled patients are divided into 2 groups:

  • Group 1: quiescent CD group (CDAI≤150 points)
  • Group 2: active CD group (CDAI>150 points)

All enrolled patients are required to accomplish the following questionnaires at visit:

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ)
  • Neuroticism (N) and Lie (L) subscale of the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI)
  • Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
  • Buss-Perry Aggression (BPA) questionnaire

All questionnaires are translated and validated in Chinese population.

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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80

Phase

Phase

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  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • China
    • Jiangsu
      • Nanjing, Jiangsu, China, 210002
        • Department of Surgery, Jinling Hospital

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18-65 years old
  • a definite diagnosis of CD

Exclusion Criteria:

  • current or previous mental disorders
  • receiving or once received psychotherapy
  • presence of major medical conditions (such as necessity of an operation)
  • chronic disease history other than inflammatory bowel disease
  • unwilling to participate in or cannot accomplish current study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Experimental: Active CD
Patients whose CDAI score >150 points would be enrolled in this group.
Other: Personality Traits Questionnaires
Patients are required to fill out several personality traits questionnaires. The following personality traits scores would be collected: IBDQ, IBDQ-Emotional function score, IBDQ-Social function score, IBDQ-Bowel function score, IBDQ-Systemic symptom score, Neuroticism score, Lie (social conformity/desirability) score, Hospital anxiety score, Hospital depression score, Buss-Perry score, PA (physical aggression) score, VA (verbal aggression) score, A (anger) score, H (hostility) score.
Active Comparator: Quiescent CD
Patients whose CDAI score ≤150 points would be enrolled in this group.
Other: Personality Traits Questionnaires
Patients are required to fill out several personality traits questionnaires. The following personality traits scores would be collected: IBDQ, IBDQ-Emotional function score, IBDQ-Social function score, IBDQ-Bowel function score, IBDQ-Systemic symptom score, Neuroticism score, Lie (social conformity/desirability) score, Hospital anxiety score, Hospital depression score, Buss-Perry score, PA (physical aggression) score, VA (verbal aggression) score, A (anger) score, H (hostility) score.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

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Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
IBDQ
Time Frame: one week
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaires (IBDQ) is the most widely used and validated disease-specific instrument, which contains 32 items and assesses four aspects (subscales) of quality of life: emotional function (12 items), social function (5 items), bowel function (10 items) and systemic symptom (5 items).
one week

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI)
Time Frame: one week
To assess neuroticism and social conformity and desirability, the Neuroticism and Lie subscales from the Eysenck Personality Inventory (EPI) were adopt in current study. Twenty-three items are designed to evaluate neuroticism (Neuroticism subscale) and the other 21 items are assigned for social desirability (Lie subscale).
one week
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS)
Time Frame: one week
The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) was first developed in 1983 and has been extensively used in subsequent studies to identify the potential anxiety and depression in nonpsychiatric hospitalized patients. This questionnaire includes separated Anxiety and Depression subscales with seven items, respectively.
one week
Buss Perry Aggregation (BPA) questionnaire
Time Frame: one week
BPA is one of the most popular self-report inventories for the measurement of four different dimensions (anger, hostility, physical aggression and verbal aggression). This 29-item questionnaire is scored with a 5-level scale for each question, contributing to a total score and four subscales of each dimension. A higher score suggests a higher level of aggression feelings.
one week

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Jinling Hospital, China

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

Study Start

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March 1, 2012

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

Primary Completion

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December 1, 2013

Study Completion (Anticipated)

Study Completion

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December 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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June 19, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 24, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

First Posted

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June 27, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

Last Update Posted

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June 27, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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June 24, 2013

Last Verified

Last Verified

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June 1, 2013

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • 20130618

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