Clinical Trial: Needs Assessment Evaluating Quality of Life Issues for Gastroparesis Patients and Caregivers

Study Status: Terminated
Recruit Status: Terminated
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: Needs Assessment Evaluating Quality of Life Issues for Gastroparesis Patients and Caregivers

Brief Summary: The project will involve conducting a Needs Assessment for Gastroparesis patients and their caregivers with the goal of identifying quality of life issues associated with this disease. Identifying these issues will ameliorate management and support systems for gastroparesis currently existent in the community and, hopefully, provide information for the establishment of more resources to assist the patients and their families.

Detailed Summary: This project will involve: a) distributing questionnaires to up to 200 participants (100 patients and 100 caregivers) at the Shands Gastrointestinal clinic and b) focus groups including patients, medical provider, and the clinic case manager. The questionnaires will provide information on the relative effect of gastroparesis on the quality of life of the patients and their caregivers. Assessment of this needs assessment will then help identify areas of potential resource improvement and mobilization to provide support for the patients and their family members.
Sponsor: University of Florida

Current Primary Outcome: Score in a Quality of life assessment Questionnaire [ Time Frame: During the clinicial visit at the day of enrollment(Day 1) ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

  • Score in a Quality of life assessment Questionnaire [ Time Frame: 1st follow-up, at 6 months from Date of enrollment ]
  • Score in a Quality of life assessment Questionnaire [ Time Frame: 2nd follow-up, at 12 months from date of enrollment ]
  • Score in a Quality of life assessment Questionnaire [ Time Frame: 3rd follow-up, at 18 months form date of enrollment ]
  • Score in a Quality of life assessment Questionnaire [ Time Frame: 4th(last) follow-up, At 24 months form date of enrollment ]


Original Secondary Outcome: Same as current

Information By: University of Florida

Dates:
Date Received: March 24, 2011
Date Started: January 2010
Date Completion:
Last Updated: May 17, 2013
Last Verified: May 2013