Development, validation and evaluation of a new multimodal questionnaire to assess and quantify the abdominal involvement in patients with the inherited life shortening multi-organ disease Cystic fibrosis.
In the stepwhise development of the patient reported outcome measures (PROM) repeadedly, CF-patients, their families as well as professionals working in different fields of CF-care will be included.
Eligibility
Sex
ALL
Min age
—
Max age
—
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Inclusion Criteria:
CF cohort:
Diagnosis of CF determined by
* a sweat chloride of \>60 mEq/L and/or
* detection of 2 disease causing CFTR mutations with evidence of organ involvement.
Healthy controls:
* Age-matched
Exclusion Criteria:
CF cohort:
* Lacking ability to cooperate of patients /their families, respectively
Healthy controls:
* Other diseases causing abdominal symptoms (Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency, celiac disease, food allergy, gastroenteritis, etc.)
Primary outcome measure(s)
Development and evaluation of the CFAbd-Score (initially named JenAbdomen CF-Score), a CF-specific PROM following FDA recommendations — 7 years Evaluation and validation of the CFAbd-Score based on a CF patient-reported outcome measure (PROM) that includes all relevant gastrointestinal symptoms and their impact on subjective quality of life
Development and evaluation of a diary for assessment and quantification of abdominal symptoms, a CF-specific PROM following FDA recommendations — 7
Trial sites (2)
Facility
City
Region
Status
Klinikum Westbrandenburg
Brandenburg an der Havel
Germany
Recruiting
Medizinische Hochschule Brandenburg (MHB), University
Brandenburg an der Havel
Germany
Recruiting
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