Health and Quality of Life Assessment Project for Caregivers of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis Patients (HELP-IPF)

April 14, 2022 updated by: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon

Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic, disabling disease characterized by a progressive and irreversible deterioration in respiratory function, resulting in impaired quality of life (QoL) and patient dependence.

The factors involved in the alteration of QoL in these patients are the physical symptoms related to fibrosis (dyspnea, cough, fatigue) and psychological symptoms (anxiety and depression) as well as social, relational and financial factors, the experience of the disease and disability, the time required for diagnosis, the information received, and the initiation of a treatment such as oxygen therapy.

Caregivers primarily in chronic diseases (so-called natural or informal caregivers) provide partial or total assistance to a dependent person for activities of daily living for care, social support and maintenance of autonomy, administrative procedures, psychological support, communication, domestic activities or even financial assistance, often despite their own exhaustion and health issues.

Recent studies on the QoL of patient-caregiver dyads in IPF through semi-structured interviews highlight the role of previously identified factors in caregivers as well.

Investigators want to confirm the data obtained in a large population of patients and their caregivers in order to evaluate the QoL of caregivers and confirm the impact of its various factors on it in order to suggest ways to improve the lives of both the caregiver and the patient.

The hypothesis of investigators' work is that the QoL of caregivers of patients with IPF is altered, particularly by the patient's functional symptoms (cough, dyspnea, fatigue, anxiety and depression), the arrival of oxygen therapy in the home and the caregiver's social isolation.

Investigators believe that there are links and interactions between the caregiver's and patient's quality of life and therefore have an impact on the patient's care.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

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Study Type

Study Type

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Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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151

Contacts and Locations

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Study Locations

  • France
      • Dijon, France
        • Chu Dijon Bourgogne

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Consultation at the Reference or Competence Centre for Rare Adult Lung Diseases

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

Patient inclusion criteria:

  • Patient rescruited from prevalent cases and incidents of patients with IPF according to the diagnostic criteria of the 2011 ATS/ERS/JRS/ALAT recommendations, for which a follow-up is planned or is in progress
  • Patient with a validated IPF diagnosis in multidisciplinary discussion in a Competence or Reference Centre. Regardless of the stage of the disease.
  • Patient who has not opposed their enrollment in the study
  • Adult patient
  • Patient able to be assessed every 6 months by principal investigator
  • A patient who can designate a non-professional primary caregiver regardless of kinship, age or involvement with the patient (the primary caregiver is defined as the person who works most frequently with the patient). Only one caregiver is retained per patient.
  • Patient with no memory or comprehension problems and able to read and write French

Caregiver Inclusion Criteria:

  • Caregiver designated by the patient as his or her primary caregiver
  • Caregiver who has not opposed their participation in the study
  • Adult caregiver
  • Caregiver with no comprehension problems and able to read and write in French
  • Caregiver with no memory problems

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Person subject to a measure of legal protection (curatorship, guardianship)
  • Person with a legal guardian
  • Adult unable to consent

Patient non-inclusion criteria:

  • Psychiatric, cognitive or neurological disorders making assessment impossible
  • Patient suffering from another medical condition considered severe by the investigator and which may interfere with the consequences of IVF (for example, active cancers, motor disability of neurological origin, osteo-articular diseases inducing dependence...)
  • Not likely to complete a self-administered questionnaire

Caregiver non-inclusion criteria:

  • Psychiatric, cognitive or neurological disorders making assessment impossible
  • Not likely to complete a self-administered questionnaire

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort

Group / Cohort

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Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
patient-caregiver dyads
Other: Caregiver Quality of Life Questionnaires
Measurement of quality of life at D0, M6 and M12 via SF-36, CarGOQoL and the one-dimensional Zarit score
Other: Patient Quality of Life Questionnaires
Quality of life measurement at D0, M6 and M12 via the SF-36

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
The generic quality of life score SF-36 to measure caregivers' quality of life
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 12 months
Measurement of caregivers' quality of life via the generic quality of life score SF-36 in each of the 8 dimensions of the component
Through study completion, an average of 12 months
The specific quality score CarGOQoL to measure caregivers' quality of life
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 12 months
Measurement of caregivers' quality of life via the specific quality score CarGOQoL in each of the 10 dimensions of the component
Through study completion, an average of 12 months

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
"subjective burden" of caregivers
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 12 months
Measurement of the "subjective burden" of caregivers via the one-dimensional Zarit score
Through study completion, an average of 12 months
Patients' Quality of life
Time Frame: Through study completion, an average of 12 months
Measurement of patients' quality of life via the generic quality of life score SF-36 in each of the 8 dimensions
Through study completion, an average of 12 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

The actual date on which the first participant was enrolled in a clinical study. The "anticipated" study start date is the date that the researchers think will be the study start date.
October 14, 2019

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention to collect final data for the primary outcome measure. Whether the clinical study ended according to the protocol or was terminated does not affect this date. For clinical studies with more than one primary outcome measure with different completion dates, this term refers to the date on which data collection is completed for all the primary outcome measures. The "anticipated" primary completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the primary completion date for the study.
September 28, 2020

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

The date on which the last participant in a clinical study was examined or received an intervention/treatment to collect final data for the primary outcome measures, secondary outcome measures, and adverse events (that is, the last participant's last visit). The "anticipated" study completion date is the date that the researchers think will be the study completion date.
December 15, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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July 22, 2019

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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July 23, 2019

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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July 24, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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April 15, 2022

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 14, 2022

Last Verified

Last Verified

The most recent date on which the study sponsor or investigator confirmed the information about a clinical study on ClinicalTrials.gov as accurate and current. If a study with a recruitment status of recruiting; not yet recruiting; or active, not recruiting has not been confirmed within the past 2 years, the study's recruitment status is shown as unknown.
April 1, 2022

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • BELTRAMO FRSR 2018

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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