Self-management in Patients With Adrenal Insufficiency.

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT06637722

Enrollment

450

Registered

2024-10-15

Start date

2015-09-30

Completion date

2025-03-31

Last updated

2024-10-15

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Conditions

Adrenal Insufficiency

Keywords

Adrenal insufficiency, self-management

Brief summary

Background: Cortisol deficiency leads to a wide range of clinical consequences. Substitution with glucocorticoids is necessary and demands knowledge and ability to self-management from the patient. Methods: Longitudinal questionnaire-based observational study including group education. Research questions: To find out if education in group, enhances patients´ and relatives' knowledge about adequate dose adjustment of cortisone and increases the feeling of safety and QoL in patients with adrenal insufficiency.

Interventions

None listed

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adrenal insufficiency or relative to a person with adrenal insufficiency

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Questionnaire	6 months	Rate of participants responding accurately regarding stree-dosing in hypothetical situation of different degrees of physical and psychological stress.

Outcome results