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Evaluation of the impact of a disease-specific information seminar on disease knowledge, health status, and disease perception in patients with scleroderma.

Evaluation of the impact of a disease-specific information seminar on disease knowledge, health status, and disease perception in patients with scleroderma. - InfoSScPA

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
DRKS
Registry ID
DRKS00024915
Enrollment
500
Registered
2022-01-04
Start date
2022-04-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

M34.0 M34.1 M34.2 M34.8 M34.9 L94.0

Interventions

Group 1: Patients with scleroderma (SSc) intervention group: Information seminar takes place three months after announcement. First knowledge test before the information seminar, evaluation and secon

Sponsors

Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale) Klinik für Innere Medizin II
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - ability to consent - confirmed diagnosis of scleroderma - Adult patients (from the age of 18) - confident understanding of the German language - willingness to participate in the intervention and the associated survey

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - high disease activity or severe concomitant disease precluding seminar attendance - severe mental or cognitive impairment impeding knowledge transfer

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The primary endpoint is the comparison of the mean knowledge change in the control group (after 3 months without intervention) with the mean change in knowledge in the intervention group (after 3 months with intervention). Disease knowledge will be assessed using a multiple-choice test with 20 questions as a score from 0 - 20.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Disease perception, state of health

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMichaela Stahr

Universitätsklinikum Halle (Saale) Department für Innere Medizin II

michaela.stahr@uk-halle.de49 345 557 1996

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026