NCT00403676

Nursing Consultation in Out-patient Clinics for Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (actual)
• Sponsor: Diakonhjemmet Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of care given by nurse specialists in out patient clinics, through a randomized controlled study.

Detailed description

This study is part of a national multicenter study (NOR-DMARD) that aims to measure the longterm safety and effectiveness of disease modifying therapies in inflammatory arthropathies. The Nor-Dmard study is a comparative, phase IV, longitudinal, observational study. All patients starting a DMARD regime are enrolled. Patients from two clinics (different parts of Norway) will be randomised to receive follow-up care from either a clinical nurse or a rheumatologist. The primary outcome measure is patient satisfaction measured by Leeds Satisfaction Questionnaire. The secondary outcome is effectiveness measured by Coping (CORS),Health related quality of life (SF-36) and Disease activity (MHAQ, DAS-28).

Conditions

• Arthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Follow up bu a nurse	Follow up bu a nurse
OTHER	Follow up by a medical doctor	Follow up by a medical doctor

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-09-01
• Primary completion: 2008-08-01
• Completion: 2008-08-01
• First posted: 2006-11-27
• Last updated: 2012-06-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Norway