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- Clinical Trial NCT05105659
Assessment of Cognitive Functions, Psychological Symptoms, and Quality of Life Among B Thalassemia Patients and Their Clinical Correlates.
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
Thalassemia is one the most common autosomal recessive haemolytic diseases both worldwide and in the middle east. (1) Beta-thalassemia is a disorder characterized by the congenital absence of the beta chain synthesis of the haemoglobin tetramer, In healthy individuals the haemoglobin chain consists of 2 alpha and 2 beta globin chains, as a result the absence of 2 beta chains in the b thalassemia patients results in clinical symptoms as pallor and failure to thrive. (2,3,4) These patients thus rely on blood transfusions for their entire lives, unless they undergo bone marrow transplant, exposing them to many complications both organically and psychologically. (5) Other patients with b thalassemia whose anaemia doesn't require regular blood transfusion are considered to have B thalassemia intermediate. (6)B thalassemia is among one the most common haemoglobinopathies in Egypt, estimating t 1000/ 1.5 million per year live births born with thalassemia disease. (7) Attention, orientation, memory, gnosis, and executive functions are among some of the cognitive functions that enable an individual to perceive, store, interpret and restore information from the surrounding. (8) Studies have shown that patients with B thalassemia have impairment in most of these cognitive functions in comparison to their healthy counterparts.
psychological problems as stress, anxiety, and depression are some of the psychological disorders that negatively impact the lives of thalassemia patients and may cause multiple comorbidities if not managed properly (9) Quality of life is assessed by focusing on the person's own view of his/her life and his/her well-being taking any conditions or issues that may affect the person's life into consideration. (10) Multiple studies showed the negative impact thalassemia disease and its therapy have on the cognition of these patients. This study aims to assess and compare the cognition, psychological impact and quality of life among patients with B thalassemia major, requiring regular blood transfusion, patients with B thalassemia intermedia, who don't, and healthy controls. Thus, estimating the role of blood transfusion and hemosiderosis in cognitive impairment, psychological symptoms, and low quality of life in these patients.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Sampling Method
Study Population
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age above 18 years.
- Patients diagnosed as B thalassemia major and intermedia by Hb Electrophoresis.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Neurological or any other medical disease.
- IQ less than 70.
- Past history or family history of any psychiatric disorders.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
Cohorts and Interventions
Group / Cohort |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Healthy Controls
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IQ test that measures the cognitive functions and intelligence using a scale and consists of many subtests assessing verbal and non-verbal performance.
tool that uses verbal and the visual tasks to assess memory, recall and cognition.
The MAS consists of 12 subtests based on the following 7 memory tasks: Verbal Span, List Learning, Prose memory, Visual Span, Visual Recognition, Visual Reproduction and Names-Faces.
measures multiple aspects of the individual's life and the impact of the disease and treatment on the individual's life.
It does so by assessing the individual's own views and perspective of the care and treatment they are receiving and whether consider it satisfactory or not.
a well-known scale that is used to identify and assess psychological symptoms.
It consists of a 90-item checklist having a 5-point rating scale.
scale for measurement of socioeconomic status in health research in Egypt.
The new socioeconomic status scale has 7 domains with a total score of 84.
Intra-and inter-observer variability and the internal consistency of the scale were assessed.
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B thalassemia Major patients
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IQ test that measures the cognitive functions and intelligence using a scale and consists of many subtests assessing verbal and non-verbal performance.
tool that uses verbal and the visual tasks to assess memory, recall and cognition.
The MAS consists of 12 subtests based on the following 7 memory tasks: Verbal Span, List Learning, Prose memory, Visual Span, Visual Recognition, Visual Reproduction and Names-Faces.
measures multiple aspects of the individual's life and the impact of the disease and treatment on the individual's life.
It does so by assessing the individual's own views and perspective of the care and treatment they are receiving and whether consider it satisfactory or not.
a well-known scale that is used to identify and assess psychological symptoms.
It consists of a 90-item checklist having a 5-point rating scale.
scale for measurement of socioeconomic status in health research in Egypt.
The new socioeconomic status scale has 7 domains with a total score of 84.
Intra-and inter-observer variability and the internal consistency of the scale were assessed.
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B thalassemia Intermedia patients
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IQ test that measures the cognitive functions and intelligence using a scale and consists of many subtests assessing verbal and non-verbal performance.
tool that uses verbal and the visual tasks to assess memory, recall and cognition.
The MAS consists of 12 subtests based on the following 7 memory tasks: Verbal Span, List Learning, Prose memory, Visual Span, Visual Recognition, Visual Reproduction and Names-Faces.
measures multiple aspects of the individual's life and the impact of the disease and treatment on the individual's life.
It does so by assessing the individual's own views and perspective of the care and treatment they are receiving and whether consider it satisfactory or not.
a well-known scale that is used to identify and assess psychological symptoms.
It consists of a 90-item checklist having a 5-point rating scale.
scale for measurement of socioeconomic status in health research in Egypt.
The new socioeconomic status scale has 7 domains with a total score of 84.
Intra-and inter-observer variability and the internal consistency of the scale were assessed.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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Assessment of Cognitive functions among B Thalassemia Patients
Time Frame: one year
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one year
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Assessment of Psychological Symptoms among B Thalassemia Patients
Time Frame: one year
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one year
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Assessment Quality of life among B Thalassemia Patients
Time Frame: one year
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one year
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start (Anticipated)
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Actual)
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Last Update Posted (Actual)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
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Other Study ID Numbers
- 45545
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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