Clinical Trial: Cost of Care for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Study Status: Recruiting
Recruit Status: Unknown status
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Cost of Care for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Brief Summary: This project seeks to collect data on healthcare utilization and expenditure rates in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) patients from across the US, correlate these costs with disease activity and outcome measures and determine methods by which to reduce the economic impact while improving outcomes.

Detailed Summary:

SPECIFIC AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The specific aims of this registry protocol are:

  • To create and maintain a secure online database of patients with JIA
  • To collect data elements related to cost of care in patients with JIA
  • Compare standard outcome and disease activity measures to health care expenditures in JIA
  • To determine methods by which to reduce costs while improving outcomes and quality of care

The study plans to enroll 300 or more subjects from 3 medical centers in the US over a 24 month period. Subjects in the study are patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis.

Enrollment into the protocol will include key demographic and clinical data including, medication exposures, disease severity, and function including disease-specific data elements; and estimates of health care service utilization and health care expenditures. Data will be collected once per subject within the context of a standard of care visit.


Sponsor: The Cleveland Clinic

Current Primary Outcome: Direct and indirect costs [ Time Frame: 6 months prior to enrollment ]

Patient's history will be reviewed for the prior 6 months to enrollment for expenses incurred related to JIA and it's treatment. This will be done through chart review and questionnaires completed by the patient/parent.


Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome: Health related quality of life questionnaires [ Time Frame: Day 1 ]

Original Secondary Outcome: Health related quality of life questionnaires [ Time Frame: One time at time of enrollment ]

Information By: The Cleveland Clinic

Dates:
Date Received: November 3, 2011
Date Started: November 2011
Date Completion: December 2014
Last Updated: November 17, 2011
Last Verified: November 2011