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- Clinical Trial NCT01307475
Study of Quality of Life in Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome and Related Conditions (FSS-QLS)
Freeman-Sheldon Syndrome Quality of Life Study (FSS-QLS): Cross-sectional Study of Concomitant Disorder-Specific Contributors to Quality of Life and Clinical Outcome
Freeman-Sheldon syndrome (FSS) is a rare human neuromusculoskeletal disorder present before birth, involving primarily limb and craniofacial deformities.
The hypotheses in the present study of FSS and related conditions are: (1) FSS and related conditions are associated with higher rates of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), depression, and reduced quality of life than is observed in the general population; (2) persons close to an individual with FSS or related condition suffer similarly; and (3) current measures, which are single-disease specific (i.e., PTSS, depression, craniofacial deformities, or limb deformities), do not capture the unique picture of FSS and related conditions, which involve both limb and craniofacial deformities in an intellectually capable individual.
There have been no studies looking at quality of life associated with FSS. Some authors have looked at quality of life in persons with facial differences; other authors have looked at bone and joint problems. Many other authors have looked at PTSS and depression caused by health problems and bad medical experiences. No authors have looked at these problems when they happen together, as they do in FSS. Because of the above, there may be differences in patients that have FSS versus patients in previous quality of life studies. The study will also develop and validate an outcomes-based quality of life survey for FSS and related conditions.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
- Other: Strength, Joint ROM, Girth and Length Measurements
- Other: PTSD Checklist-Specific
- Other: Modified Flanagan Quality of Life Scale
- Other: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
- Other: Functional Enquiry Form
- Other: Study Physical Examination
- Other: PTSD, Depression, and FSS-Focused Examination
- Other: Freeman-Sheldon Specific Quality of Life Survey
- Other: Lactate, Glucose, and Adenosine Triphosphate Blood Levels
Detailed Description
This study is a research project initiated by the graduate research student (Mikaela I. Poling) and assisted by the clinical genetics fellow and graduate student (Andrés Morales) in partial fulfilment the requirements for their Masters degrees in Clinical and Applied Physiology, under approval, direction, and supervision of the study PI (Rodger J. McCormick).
Mental Health and Congenital Deformities:
Apajasalo et al. (1998) found significantly decreased health-related quality of life versus controls among adults and youth ages with chondrodysplasias. Differences in adult scores were in the areas of mobility, usual activities, and sexual activity and discomfort. Youth scores differed more in school and hobbies and friends and physical appearance. Didierjean-Pillet (2002) stressed concern for aesthetics of reconstruction in consideration of psychiatric impacts of congenital deformities in psychosocial functioning. Nagata et al. (2008) found that 20% of mothers with children operated on for congenital disease were likely to have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). They found that pro-active, effective participation in the child's care may alleviate PTSS. Vitale et al. (2005) found quality of life survey scores among clubfoot patients compatible with age-matched controls, in agreement with Roye (2001), and not correlated to radiograph appearance. They advised quality of life survey scores be primary endpoint in determining therapeutic outcome. Engell et al. (2007) found significant post-operative improvement in the Short Form-12 Health Survey physical component scale in congenital clubbed-foot patients in the Danish Twin Registry. Vitale et al. (2001) observed that tailored quality of life scales were required for paediatric orthopaedic populations. Hawkins and Radcliffe (2006) concluded there was a lack of appropriate and validated PTSD measures for paediatric patients. Part of this problem of lacking validated paediatric PTSD measures was likely do to non-comprehensive Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV Text-Revision criteria.
Relevance to Current Study:
Because FSS-related deformities were more comprehensive, treatment-resistant, and associated with poorer clinical outcome, quality of life studies not including a subset of FSS patients may not be appropriate in the more challenging clinical picture of FSS-related deformities. In many conditions, disorder-specific quality of life measures (QLM) showed increased sensitivity and specificity over general QLMs and were important therapeutic tools to assess efficacy of and prioritise interventions. Results of disorder-specific QLMs were important predictors of clinical outcome.
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Guatemala City, Guatemala
- San Juan de Dios General Hospital
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West Virginia
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Buckhannon, West Virginia, United States, 26201
- Freeman-Sheldon Research Group, Inc. Headquarters
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- ADULT
- OLDER_ADULT
- CHILD
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Freeman-Sheldon syndrome,
- Sheldon-Hall syndrome,
- Distal arthrogryposis type 1, or
- distal arthrogryposis type 3
- Deceased probands with enough clinical information available to satisfy study requirements
- Probands who participated in a prior Freeman-Sheldon Research Group (FSRG)-study are automatically accepted, since their diagnoses have been confirmed by FSRG clinical faculty.
- Probands with a reported qualifying diagnosis, who have not participated in a prior FSRG-study, will be required to complete the complete a survey from a prior study and provide photographs and any requested medical records to confirm their diagnoses.
- Family members and other close contacts may enrol, so long as they have either resided with or had substantial and prolonged contact with a proband, who has an FSRG-verified qualifying diagnosis. Investigators will make the final decision on a case-by-case basis, based on information provided.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with other anomalies, not having one of the above syndromes, will not be accepted.
- Deceased probands will not be accepted for analysis, without enough clinical data available to satisfy study data collection requirements.
- Patients or parents of minor children not willing to give consent will not be included.
- Family members or other contacts that neither resided with nor had substantial and prolonged contact with the proband.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Proband Group
Patients identified with FSS or a related condition
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Completed during the clinical examination by the researchers, it is a structured approach to evaluation of muscles, joints, arms, thighs, and legs.
Other Names:
Completed by patients before clinical examination; it is a 17-item survey listing of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Other Names:
Completed by patients before clinical examination; it is a 16-item survey designed for use in persons with chronic illness.
Other Names:
Completed by patients before clinical examination; it is a 20-item survey that asks about depressive feelings and behaviours in the past week.
Other Names:
Completed by patients before clinical examination; it is a checklist of medical problems.
Other Names:
Completed during the clinical examination by the researchers, it is a structured approach to a full physical examination, minus breasts, genitalia or rectum.
Other Names:
Completed during the clinical examination by the researchers, it is a structured approach to evaluation of symptoms, signs, and perceptions that may be related to FSS, PTSS, or depressive problems.
Other Names:
Completed after data analysis from the existing surveys and clinical examination, it will be a specific quality of life survey developed and tested during the study; it will take into consideration individual's total health outcome.
Other Names:
Completed during the clinical examination by the researchers, lactate, glucose, and free and total adenosine triphosphate blood levels are determined at rest.
Other Names:
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Family Group
Persons who are genetically or legally related to a person with FSS or related condition
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Completed during the clinical examination by the researchers, it is a structured approach to evaluation of muscles, joints, arms, thighs, and legs.
Other Names:
Completed by patients before clinical examination; it is a 17-item survey listing of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Other Names:
Completed by patients before clinical examination; it is a 16-item survey designed for use in persons with chronic illness.
Other Names:
Completed by patients before clinical examination; it is a 20-item survey that asks about depressive feelings and behaviours in the past week.
Other Names:
Completed by patients before clinical examination; it is a checklist of medical problems.
Other Names:
Completed during the clinical examination by the researchers, it is a structured approach to a full physical examination, minus breasts, genitalia or rectum.
Other Names:
Completed during the clinical examination by the researchers, it is a structured approach to evaluation of symptoms, signs, and perceptions that may be related to FSS, PTSS, or depressive problems.
Other Names:
Completed after data analysis from the existing surveys and clinical examination, it will be a specific quality of life survey developed and tested during the study; it will take into consideration individual's total health outcome.
Other Names:
Completed during the clinical examination by the researchers, lactate, glucose, and free and total adenosine triphosphate blood levels are determined at rest.
Other Names:
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Other Affected Individuals Group
Persons who have had significant and meaningful contact with a person with FSS or related condition but do not qualify for family group enrolment
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Completed during the clinical examination by the researchers, it is a structured approach to evaluation of muscles, joints, arms, thighs, and legs.
Other Names:
Completed by patients before clinical examination; it is a 17-item survey listing of symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder.
Other Names:
Completed by patients before clinical examination; it is a 16-item survey designed for use in persons with chronic illness.
Other Names:
Completed by patients before clinical examination; it is a 20-item survey that asks about depressive feelings and behaviours in the past week.
Other Names:
Completed by patients before clinical examination; it is a checklist of medical problems.
Other Names:
Completed during the clinical examination by the researchers, it is a structured approach to a full physical examination, minus breasts, genitalia or rectum.
Other Names:
Completed during the clinical examination by the researchers, it is a structured approach to evaluation of symptoms, signs, and perceptions that may be related to FSS, PTSS, or depressive problems.
Other Names:
Completed after data analysis from the existing surveys and clinical examination, it will be a specific quality of life survey developed and tested during the study; it will take into consideration individual's total health outcome.
Other Names:
Completed during the clinical examination by the researchers, lactate, glucose, and free and total adenosine triphosphate blood levels are determined at rest.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Situational Mental Health in Persons with FSS or Related Condition
Time Frame: Evaluated during 1-2 study visits (lasting an average of 1-3 hours each) and in self-completed surveys, over an average of 2-4 years from enrolment
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Increased frequency of mental health symptoms and diagnoses (PTSS, Depression, and reduced quality of life) over expected for general population
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Evaluated during 1-2 study visits (lasting an average of 1-3 hours each) and in self-completed surveys, over an average of 2-4 years from enrolment
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Situational Mental Health in Family and Others with a Close Relationship to a Person with FSS or Related Condition
Time Frame: Evaluated during 1-2 study visits (lasting an average of 1-3 hours each) and in self-completed surveys, over an average of 2-4 years from enrolment
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Increased frequency of mental health symptoms and diagnoses (PTSS, Depression, and reduced quality of life) over expected for general population
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Evaluated during 1-2 study visits (lasting an average of 1-3 hours each) and in self-completed surveys, over an average of 2-4 years from enrolment
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Current Survey Correlation with Disorder-Specific Survey for FSS and Related Conditions
Time Frame: Evaluated during 1-2 study visits (lasting an average of 1-3 hours each) and in self-completed surveys, over an average of 2-4 years from enrolment
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Ability of current surveys to capture full picture of quality of life for persons, families, and others affected by FSS and related conditions will be assessed to determine need for a disorder-specific survey and usefulness of existing surveys.
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Evaluated during 1-2 study visits (lasting an average of 1-3 hours each) and in self-completed surveys, over an average of 2-4 years from enrolment
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Robert L Chamberlain, MD, Freeman-Sheldon Research Group, Inc.
Publications and helpful links
General Publications
- Apajasalo M, Sintonen H, Rautonen J, Kaitila I. Health-related quality of life of patients with genetic skeletal dysplasias. Eur J Pediatr. 1998 Feb;157(2):114-21. doi: 10.1007/s004310050781.
- Didierjean-Pillet A. [Psychological approach to congenital hand deformities. Congenital deformities, the desire to know]. Ann Chir Plast Esthet. 2002 Feb;47(1):2-8. doi: 10.1016/s0294-1260(01)00079-6. French.
- Nagata S, Funakosi S, Amae S, Yoshida S, Ambo H, Kudo A, Yokota A, Ueno T, Matsuoka H, Hayashi Y. Posttraumatic stress disorder in mothers of children who have undergone surgery for congenital disease at a pediatric surgery department. J Pediatr Surg. 2008 Aug;43(8):1480-6. doi: 10.1016/j.jpedsurg.2007.12.055.
- Vitale MG, Choe JC, Vitale MA, Lee FY, Hyman JE, Roye DP Jr. Patient-based outcomes following clubfoot surgery: a 16-year follow-up study. J Pediatr Orthop. 2005 Jul-Aug;25(4):533-8. doi: 10.1097/01.bpo.0000157999.38424.ba.
- Roye BD, Vitale MG, Gelijns AC, Roye DP Jr. Patient-based outcomes after clubfoot surgery. J Pediatr Orthop. 2001 Jan-Feb;21(1):42-9. doi: 10.1097/00004694-200101000-00010.
- Vitale MG, Levy DE, Johnson MG, Gelijns AC, Moskowitz AJ, Roye BP, Verdisco L, Roye DP Jr. Assessment of quality of life in adolescent patients with orthopaedic problems: are adult measures appropriate? J Pediatr Orthop. 2001 Sep-Oct;21(5):622-8.
- Hawkins SS, Radcliffe J. Current measures of PTSD for children and adolescents. J Pediatr Psychol. 2006 May;31(4):420-30. doi: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsj039. Epub 2005 Jun 9.
- McCormick RJ, Poling MI, Portillo AL, Chamberlain RL. Preliminary experience with delayed non-operative therapy of multiple hand and wrist contractures in a woman with Freeman-Sheldon syndrome, at ages 24 and 28 years. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Jul 14;2015:bcr2015210935. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-210935.
- McCormick RJ, Poling MI, Chamberlain RL. Bilateral patellar tendon-bearing Symes-type prostheses in a severe case of Freeman-Sheldon syndrome in a 21-year-old woman presenting with uncorrectable equinovarus. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Jul 15;2015:bcr2015211338. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-211338.
- Chamberlain RL, Poling MI, Portillo AL, Morales A, Ramirez RR, McCormick RJ. Freeman-Sheldon syndrome in a 29-year-old woman presenting with rare and previously undescribed features. BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Oct 22;2015:bcr2015212607. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2015-212607.
- Poling MI, Dufresne CR, Chamberlain RL. Dr Ben Franklin and an unusual modern-day cure for recurrent pleuritis. Br J Gen Pract. 2017 Jan;67(654):32-33. doi: 10.3399/bjgp17X688705. No abstract available.
- Poling MI, Morales Corado JA, Chamberlain RL. Findings, phenotypes, and outcomes in Freeman-Sheldon and Sheldon-Hall syndromes and distal arthrogryposis types 1 and 3: protocol for systematic review and patient-level data meta-analysis. Syst Rev. 2017 Mar 6;6(1):46. doi: 10.1186/s13643-017-0444-4.
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
- PTSD
- Quality of Life
- Unipolar Depression
- Depressive Symptoms
- Melancholia
- Depressive Syndrome
- Emotional Depression
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
- Chronic Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Delayed Onset Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Post-Traumatic Neuroses
- Posttraumatic Neuroses
- Post TraumaticStress Disorder
- Endogenous Depression
- Neurotic Depression
- Depressive Neurosis
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Mental Disorders
- Pathologic Processes
- Mood Disorders
- Congenital Abnormalities
- Joint Diseases
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
- Muscular Diseases
- Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders
- Musculoskeletal Abnormalities
- Depressive Disorder
- Disease
- Stress Disorders, Traumatic
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
- Craniofacial Abnormalities
- Arthrogryposis
- Physiological Effects of Drugs
- Neurotransmitter Agents
- Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
- Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
- Vasodilator Agents
- Peripheral Nervous System Agents
- Analgesics
- Sensory System Agents
- Purinergic Agents
- Purinergic P1 Receptor Agonists
- Purinergic Agonists
- Adenosine
Other Study ID Numbers
- 000082
- U1111-1120-5996 (OTHER: World Health Organisation, Universal Trial Number)
Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)
Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?
IPD Plan Description
Drug and device information, study documents
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product
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