Measuring Herpes Zoster and PHN Associated Burden of Illness and Health Care Utilization Costs in Thailand
Measuring Herpes Zoster and Post-Herpetic Neuralgia Associated Burden of Illness and Health Care Utilization and Costs in Thailand
Total 7 institutions will be recruited i.e. Clinical Infectious Disease Research Unit Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine Mahidol University,Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute
,Pramonkutklao Hospital,Rajavithi Hospital,NationalCancerInstitute,Institute of Dermatology,Raj Pracha Samasai Institute
OBJECTIVES
- Measure the burden of illness due to herpes zoster (Zoster) and post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN) (severity and duration);
- Assess the quality of life (QoL) and quality adjusted life years (QALY) lost due to Zoster and PHN;
- Describe health care resource utilization associated with Zoster and PHN;
- Describe the direct and indirect costs per case of Zoster and PHN
Studieoversigt
Status
Betingelser
Detaljeret beskrivelse
This will be a prospective cohort study of patients presenting with Zoster rash in 7 specialized institutions in Thailand.
Subjects will be entered in the cohort at the time of presentation with Zoster rash. After the baseline assessment (day 0) that will be conducted at the investigator's office there will be 4 assessments (prospective part of the study) that will be conducted at day 7, month 1, month 3 and month 6.
We expect that there will be approximately 150 patients included in the study cohort. Cohort assembly will take place between April 2007 and October 2007.
The study will be conducted in 3 groups
Eligible patients for each group will include
- Group A: Both male and female patients ≥ 50 years of age with Zoster rash.
- Group B: Both HIV infected male and female patients ≥ 20 years of age with Zoster rash.
- Group C: Both Oncology male and female patients ≥ 20 years of age who on chemotherapy with Zoster rash.
Key exclusion criteria includes patient who refuses to sign informed consent.
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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Bangkok, Thailand, 10400
- Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Prøveudtagningsmetode
Studiebefolkning
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Physician confirmed diagnosis of Zoster rash
- of onset of Zoster rash must be documented in the patient's chart.
- Patient is capable of understanding the study and the content of the consent form and has agreed to participate in the study by signing the informed consent.
- Patient will be available for the study follow up period
Exclusion Criteria:
- no specific exclusion criteria
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
Kohorter og interventioner
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Ældre patienter
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HIV infected patients
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Immunosuppressed patients
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Punnee Pitisuttithum, Professor, Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Skøn)
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Skøn)
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
Begreber relateret til denne undersøgelse
Yderligere relevante MeSH-vilkår
Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
- MUTM2007-035
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