Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS)
Conditions
Brief summary
The primary goal of this study is to use qualitative interviews to elicit and confirm concepts related to treatment preferences and understandability of the pTPMQ, cTPMQ, and mTPMQ. The information gathered will be used to support the appropriateness of the questionnaires as a patient-reported, caregiver-reported and clinician-reported outcome measure (PROM) in the population of interest.
Interventions
Caregiver-reported outcome measure in MDS
Clinician-reported outcome measure in MDS
Patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) in MDS
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Potential subjects must satisfy all of the following criteria to be enrolled in the study: A. Adult patients with myelodysplastic syndrome meeting any one of the following criteria: 1. They are currently being treated with azacitidine or 2. They have recently been treated with azacitidine or 3. They have been deemed eligible for treatment with azacitidine, but have not yet commenced treatment B: Primary caregiver of a patient meeting all of the inclusion criteria (i.e. a patient who meets criteria defined above in A). C. Clinician treating patients meeting all of the inclusion criteria (i.e. treats patients who meet criteria defined above in A).
Exclusion criteria
Potential subjects who meet any of the following criteria will be excluded from participating in the study:
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Validation of the pTPMQ, cTPMQ and mTPMQ | Each participant is interviewed once for approximately 45 - 60 minutes | Observational qualitative study consisting of interviews with MDS participants. The study endpoints are an assessment of understanding of the questions, response options and directions, as described in the ISPOR patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) guidance. |
Countries
Australia