LymphedemaNCT04568005
Evaluation of Lymphedema Patients Status During Covid-19 Pandemic
An observational study of Lymphedema, run by Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The pandemic, which started in China at the end of 2019, appeared in our country in a short time. Most hospitals and physicians were only concerned with the treatment of these patients. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Lymphedema
- How many people
- 60 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Jun 2020to 1 Aug 2020
- How long will I take part?
- 1 Day
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Study population: Primary or secondary lymphedema patients who aged over 18.
Who may be able to join
- Primary or secondary lymphedema patients with stage I,II,II stage
- Aged over 18 years old
- Upper or lower extremity lymphedema
Who cannot join
- Patients under the age of 18
- Patients who do not accept phone calls.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
Istanbul, Ataşehir, 34752
About this study
Official title: Evaluation of Lymphedema Patients Treatment Processes, Health Status, Coronavirus Phobia, Quality of Life, Anxiety and Depression During Covid-19 Pandemic
The pandemic, which started in China at the end of 2019, appeared in our country in a short time. Most hospitals and physicians were only concerned with the treatment of these patients. One of the most victimized patient groups in this duration was lymphedema patients who were in need of continuous follow-up and rehabilitation at necessary periods, but were also at risk in terms of covid-19 infection and could not go to hospitals unless necessary. The treatment of both primary and secondary lymphedema patients has been interrupted or delayed. This process has affected the health status, treatment processes and quality of life of the lymphedema patient group. The current situation may have caused them anxiety and depression as a result of infection fear. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the treatment processes, health status, coronavirus phobia, anxiety, and depression states of the lymphedema patients .
Read the detailed description
60 primary and secondary lymphedema male and female patients with stage I,II,III lymphedema older than 18 years old over who were followed up in the lymphedema outpatient clinic of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic were included in the study.They were called by phone. Permission was asked for questioning from the patients reached. A hundred lymphedema patients were called and 60 patients were reached or agreed to be interviewed. The questions on the form and scales were read clearly to the patients who accepted the interview and were asked to be answered by the patient. The health status of the admitted patients during the covid-19 pandemic period and the treatment processes were questioned with the form we prepared.These forms were included socio-demographic features, physical, and detailed medical histories.Edema staging was evaluated by the International Society of Lymphology (ISL) lymphedema staging classification.This information was filled in from patients' files. The pandemic process was evaluated in the other part of the form. Working status, mobilization during the pandemic process, whether he/she or his/her relative was diagnosed with coronavirus infection, whether he/she received suplemental treatment, how much he/she paid attention to hand-foot hygine, whether his/her swelling increased, whether he/she had a cellulite attack, whether he/she regular self-manual lymphatic drainage and/or exercise, It was questioned whether there was an increase in a different symptom other than swelling, eating habits and weight gain, most recently whether he used pressure stocking regularly.In addition, the fear because of the covid-19 virus was questioned with the coronavirus-19 phobia scale (CP19-S), quality of life with lymphedema quality of life arm / leg (LYMQOL), and anxiety and depression with the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS).
- Conditions
- Lymphedema
- Keywords
- lymphedema, coronavirus, LYMQOL, HADS
- Medical subject headings
- Lymphedema, Coronavirus Infections
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Coronavirus Phobia Scale
The CP19-S has 20 items which is a self-report instrument with a five-point Likert-type scale to assess the levels of coronavirus (covid-19) phobia. All items are rated on a 5 point scale from "strongly disagree (1)" to "strongly agree (5)." The scores on the scale can range between 20 and 100 and a higher score indicates a greater phobia in the respected subscales (psychological, psycho-somatic, economic and social) and total scale. In the present study total scale scores ranged from 20 to 100 .
Measured: 1 day
Lymphedema Quality of Life Arm
The LYMQOL-Arm consists of four domains with 28 items. These domains are symptoms, appearance, function, and mood. The answers were evaluated on a four-point Likert scale (1= not at all 2= a little, 3= quite a bit, 4= a lot). Each item received a score between 1 and 4, with higher scores indicating a worse QOL. Domain totals were calculated by adding the individual scores and dividing the total by the number of questions answered (If >50% of questions per domain were not answered this cannot be calculated *and =0). If the item was not scored and left blank or not applicable, this was scored with a 0. The four domains and their corresponding questions are: Function 1 (a-h), 2,3, Appearance 4,5,6,7,8 Symptoms 9,10,11,12,13,14 and Emotion 15,16,17,18,19,20. Overall QOL (Q21) is scored as the value marked by the patient, between 0-10
Measured: 1 day
Lymphedema Quality of Life Leg
The LYMQOL-Leg consists of 27 items: 26 multiple-choice questions and 1 rating question. It covers four domains: symptoms, appearance, function, and mood. Scoring and calculating is same with the arm scale but differences are; function 1 (a-f), 2,3 appearance 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 symptoms 11,12,13,14,15 and emotion 16,17,18,19,20,21. Overall quality of life (Q22) is scored as the value marked by the patient, between 0-10.
Measured: 1 day
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
It consists of 14 items with two subscales (seven items for anxiety and seven items for depression). Each item is scored 0-3. Each subscale is scored between 0 and 21. The aim of the scale is not to make a diagnosis, but to determine the risk group bt screening anxiety and depression in a short time in patients with physical diseases. The cut-off points of the Turkish version of the HADS were determined as 10 for the anxiety subscale and 7 for the depression subscale.
Measured: 1 day
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted29 Sep 2020
- Study start1 Jun 2020
- Primary completion1 Aug 2020
- Study completion1 Aug 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for LymphedemaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
- Target duration
- 1 Day
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Feyza Akan Begoğlu, MD, Principal investigator, Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04568005
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- feyzaakanbegoglu
- Status last verified
- Oct 2020
- First submitted
- 25 Sep 2020
- Last updated
- 8 Oct 2020
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Oct 2020. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Evaluation of Lymphedema Patients Treatment Processes, Health Status, Coronavirus Phobia, Quality of Life, Anxiety and Depression During Covid-19 Pandemic
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT04568005
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- feyzaakanbegoglu
- Conditions
- Lymphedema
- Keywords
- lymphedema, coronavirus, LYMQOL, HADS
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 60 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Jun 2020 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Aug 2020 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Aug 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 29 Sep 2020 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The pandemic, which started in China at the end of 2019, appeared in our country in a short time. Most hospitals and physicians were only concerned with the treatment of these patients. One of the most victimized patient groups in this duration was lymphedema patients who were in need of continuous follow-up and rehabilitation at necessary periods, but were also at risk in terms of covid-19 infection and could not go to hospitals unless necessary. The treatment of both primary and secondary lymphedema patients has been interrupted or delayed. This process has affected the health status, treatment processes and quality of life of the lymphedema patient group. The current situation may have caused them anxiety and depression as a result of infection fear. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the treatment processes, health status, coronavirus phobia, anxiety, and depression states of the lymphedema patients .
Detailed description
60 primary and secondary lymphedema male and female patients with stage I,II,III lymphedema older than 18 years old over who were followed up in the lymphedema outpatient clinic of the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinic were included in the study.They were called by phone. Permission was asked for questioning from the patients reached. A hundred lymphedema patients were called and 60 patients were reached or agreed to be interviewed. The questions on the form and scales were read clearly to the patients who accepted the interview and were asked to be answered by the patient. The health status of the admitted patients during the covid-19 pandemic period and the treatment processes were questioned with the form we prepared.These forms were included socio-demographic features, physical, and detailed medical histories.Edema staging was evaluated by the International Society of Lymphology (ISL) lymphedema staging classification.This information was filled in from patients' files. The pandemic process was evaluated in the other part of the form. Working status, mobilization during the pandemic process, whether he/she or his/her relative was diagnosed with coronavirus infection, whether he/she received suplemental treatment, how much he/she paid attention to hand-foot hygine, whether his/her swelling increased, whether he/she had a cellulite attack, whether he/she regular self-manual lymphatic drainage and/or exercise, It was questioned whether there was an increase in a different symptom other than swelling, eating habits and weight gain, most recently whether he used pressure stocking regularly.In addition, the fear because of the covid-19 virus was questioned with the coronavirus-19 phobia scale (CP19-S), quality of life with lymphedema quality of life arm / leg (LYMQOL), and anxiety and depression with the hospital anxiety and depression scale (HADS).
Study design
- Observational model
- Other
- Time perspective
- Cross-sectional
- Target follow-up
- 1 Day
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- Primary or secondary lymphedema patients who aged over 18.
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Primary or secondary lymphedema patients with stage I,II,II stage
- Aged over 18 years old
- Upper or lower extremity lymphedema
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Patients under the age of 18
- Patients who do not accept phone calls.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Primary outcome
Coronavirus Phobia Scale
Time frame: 1 day
The CP19-S has 20 items which is a self-report instrument with a five-point Likert-type scale to assess the levels of coronavirus (covid-19) phobia. All items are rated on a 5 point scale from "strongly disagree (1)" to "strongly agree (5)." The scores on the scale can range between 20 and 100 and a higher score indicates a greater phobia in the respected subscales (psychological, psycho-somatic, economic and social) and total scale. In the present study total scale scores ranged from 20 to 100 .
Lymphedema Quality of Life Arm
Time frame: 1 day
The LYMQOL-Arm consists of four domains with 28 items. These domains are symptoms, appearance, function, and mood. The answers were evaluated on a four-point Likert scale (1= not at all 2= a little, 3= quite a bit, 4= a lot). Each item received a score between 1 and 4, with higher scores indicating a worse QOL. Domain totals were calculated by adding the individual scores and dividing the total by the number of questions answered (If >50% of questions per domain were not answered this cannot be calculated *and =0). If the item was not scored and left blank or not applicable, this was scored with a 0. The four domains and their corresponding questions are: Function 1 (a-h), 2,3, Appearance 4,5,6,7,8 Symptoms 9,10,11,12,13,14 and Emotion 15,16,17,18,19,20. Overall QOL (Q21) is scored as the value marked by the patient, between 0-10
Lymphedema Quality of Life Leg
Time frame: 1 day
The LYMQOL-Leg consists of 27 items: 26 multiple-choice questions and 1 rating question. It covers four domains: symptoms, appearance, function, and mood. Scoring and calculating is same with the arm scale but differences are; function 1 (a-f), 2,3 appearance 4,5,6,7,8,9,10 symptoms 11,12,13,14,15 and emotion 16,17,18,19,20,21. Overall quality of life (Q22) is scored as the value marked by the patient, between 0-10.
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
Time frame: 1 day
It consists of 14 items with two subscales (seven items for anxiety and seven items for depression). Each item is scored 0-3. Each subscale is scored between 0 and 21. The aim of the scale is not to make a diagnosis, but to determine the risk group bt screening anxiety and depression in a short time in patients with physical diseases. The cut-off points of the Turkish version of the HADS were determined as 10 for the anxiety subscale and 7 for the depression subscale.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Oct 2020.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Feyza Akan Begoğlu, MD principal investigator
Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Lymphedema, run by Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Oct 2020. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Coronavirus Phobia Scale (time frame: 1 day). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Oct 2020.