Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis, Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy
Conditions
Keywords
Observational, Cross-Sectional, Survey, Health-related quality of life (HRQoL), Patients, Care-Partners, Humanistic, Burden
Brief summary
The aim of this observational study is to assess humanistic burden among adults and children/adolescents with FSGS and IgAN as well as the burden and impact for patient care-partners in six countries (United States \[US\], United Kingdom \[UK\], France, Germany, Italy and Spain).
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Travere Therapeutics, Inc.
Study design
Observational model
COHORT
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Adult patients and their adult care-partners: At least 18 years old; Either have a physician-provided diagnosis of FSGS or IgAN (with renal biopsy confirmation of the diagnosis) or being a care-partner for someone with a physician-provided diagnosis of FSGS or IgAN (with renal biopsy confirmation of the diagnosis); * Able to provide informed consent; * Located in the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), Germany, France, Spain or Italy. \*Care-partners (paired with adult patients) (defined as the individual \[e.g., spouse, parent, sibling, relative, or friend\] providing direct disease-related support to the adult patient. \*\*All patient groups including chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 1-5, with or without dialysis, and with or without kidney transplant will be included. * Care-partners/parents of children/adolescents: At least 18 years old; * Being a care-partner of children/adolescents with physician-provided diagnosis of FSGS or IgAN (with renal biopsy or genetic confirmation of the diagnosis); * Able to provide informed consent; Located in the US, UK, Germany, France, Spain or Italy. * Care-partners will be defined as family members who provide disease-related support and unpaid care to child/adolescent patients
Exclusion criteria
* Patient has FSGS or IgAN secondary to another condition; * Patient has a history of malignancy other than adequately treated basal cell or squamous cell skin cancer; * Patient has a co-existing glomerular disease (e.g., membranous nephropathy, lupus nephritis); * Patient is currently participating in a kidney disease clinical trial, and potentially receiving active treatment as part of the trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Demographics | Day 1, day of enrollment | Adult patients (self-reported) - age, sex, education level, household income, marital status, current work status, race/ethnicity (for patients in the US and in the UK), health insurance (for patients in the US), approximate travel time to receive FSGS/IgAN medical care. Child/adolescent patients (reported by parent/care-partner) - age, sex, current school status, race/ethnicity (for patients in the US and in the UK), approximate travel time to receive FSGS/IgAN medical care. Care-partners of adult patients and parents/care-partners of child/adolescent patients - age, sex, education level, household income, marital status, relationship to person with FSGS/IgAN, current work status, race/ethnicity (for patients in the US and UK). |
| Disease history. | Day 1, day of enrollment | Adult patients (self-reported) - length of time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis, time since diagnosis, renal biopsy status, comorbidities, CKD (Chronic kidney disease) stage at diagnosis, current CKD stage (including dialysis status), transplant status (including type of transplant and occurrence of rejection or recurrence of disease), current level of proteinuria. Pediatric/adolescent patients (reported by parent/care-partner) - length of time from onset of symptoms to diagnosis, time since diagnosis, renal biopsy status, comorbidities, CKD stage at diagnosis, current CKD stage (including dialysis status), transplant status (including type of transplant and occurrence of rejection or recurrence of disease), current level of proteinuria. |
| Adult patient health-related quality of life. | Day 1, day of enrollment | Measured by Kidney Disease Quality of Life 36-item Short Form Survey (KDQOL-36). |
| Pediatric patient health-related quality of life (reported by parent/care-partner). | Day 1, day of enrollment | Measured by Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory (PedsQL) Parent report for teens (ages 13-18) or Parent report for children (ages 8-12). |
| Adult patient care-partner and pediatric patient parent/care-partner health-related quality of life. | Day 1, day of enrollment | Measured by 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12). |
| Adult patient, adult patient care-partner and pediatric patient parent/care-partner anxiety. | Day 1, day of enrollment | Measured by General Anxiety Disorder 7 (GAD-7) questionnaire. |
| Adult patient, adult patient care-partner and pediatric patient parent/care-partner depression. | Day 1, day of enrollment | Measured by Patient Health Questionnaire 9 (PHQ-9) module. |
| Adult patient cognition. | Day 1, day of enrollment | Measured by cognition items of the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cognitive and Physical Functioning Questionnaire (CPFQ). |
| Adult patient symptoms. | Day 1, day of enrollment | Measured by 5-point Likert scale ranking of most burdensome symptoms. |
| Pediatric patient symptoms (reported by parent/care-partner). | Day 1, day of enrollment | Measured by 5-point Likert scale ranking of most burdensome symptoms. |
| Adult patient, pediatric patient (reported by parent/care-partner), adult patient care-partner and pediatric patient parent/care-partner fear and anxiety for the future. | Day 1, day of enrollment | Measured by 5-point Likert scale fear and anxiety for the future. |
| Adult patient productivity impairment. | Day 1, day of enrollment | Measured by Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire: Specific Health Problem (WPAI:SHP). |
| Adult patient care-partner and pediatric patient parent/care-partner productivity impairment. | Day 1, day of enrollment | Measured by Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI) caregiver version. |
| Adult patient, adult patient care-partner and pediatric patient parent/care-partner impact of disease. | Day 1, day of enrollment | Measured by and 5-point Likert scale impact on education, career, employment, relationships, personal finances and lifestyle. |
| Pediatric/adolescent patient impact of disease (reported by parent/care-partner). | Day 1, day of enrollment | Measured by 5-point Likert scale impact on patient education, career (adolescents), employment (adolescents), relationships and lifestyle. |
Countries
Germany, Spain, United States
Outcome results
None listed