Korean Linguistic Adaptation of Rhinitis Controlled Assessment Test (R-CAT)

Linguistic Adaptation of Rhinitis Control Assessment Test (RCAT) in Korean and Responsiveness to Disease Severity, Quality of Life, and Treatment in Adult Rhinitis Patients: A Multicenter Prospective Study

Korean linguistic adaptation of Rhinitis controlled assessment test (RCAT).

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Rhinitis
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: questionnaire

Detailed Description

Check the Korean version of rhinitis controlled assessment tests, the total non-symptom scores (total nasal symptoms score, TNSS), rhinitis-related quality of life (RQLQ), rhinitis controlled degree, severity, and after study enrollment and 4 weeks treatment.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 130

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Korea, Republic of
  • Suwon, Korea, Republic of
    • Ajou University Medical Center

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 19 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Probability Sample

Study Population

rhinitis within 12 months from the time of study enrollment.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Adults over 19 years
2. Past medical history and allergy skin test or who have been diagnosed with allergic or non-allergic rhinitis, based on serum specific immunoglobulin E .
3. People who have experienced symptoms of rhinitis within 12 months from the time of study enrollment.
4. People who have rhinitis symptoms requiring medication at the time of study enrollment.
5. People who can read and write korea language.
6. People who signed a written consent form approved by the Institutional Review Board of their respective organizations to participate in this study freely hearing to explain fully the purpose for the contents of this study prior to participation in research.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. People diagnosed with Rhinitis medicamentosa.
2. People determined that bacterial or viral respiratory infection at the time of study enrollment.
3. People who have evidence of nasal infection
4. People associated anatomical abnormality that causes severe nasal congestion as deviation of nasal septum.
5. People determined that acute or chronic sinusitis according to the researchers determined.
6. In case that pregnancy test is positive, or ambiguous conclusions among female patients.
7. people deemed unsuitable for clinical trial participation due to other reasons.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Observational Models: Cohort
• Time Perspectives: Prospective

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Korean linguistic adaptation of Rhinitis controlled assessment test (RCAT)	Check the Korean version of rhinitis controlled assessment tests	up to 4weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
rhinitis-related quality of life	rhinitis-related quality of life (RQLQ)check up to 24 weeks	up to 4weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Ajou University School of Medicine
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: hae sim park, professor, Department of Internal Medicine

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: October 1, 2014
• Primary Completion (Actual): September 1, 2015
• Study Completion (Actual): October 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: October 17, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 29, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): October 31, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): May 2, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 28, 2016
• Last Verified: April 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Infections; Respiratory Tract Infections; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases; Nose Diseases; Rhinitis
• Other Study ID Numbers: MED-OBS-14-158