Assessment of the Psychological Impact of the COVID19 (SARS-CoV-2) Pandemic on Patients With Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatism (RICOVID19)

University of Limoges (UL)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Rheumatism

Treatments: Other: questionnaires

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04723407

87RI20_0062 /RICOVID19

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatism (RIC) or autoimmune diseases, rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis, are regularly monitored in consultation as part of a "treat to target" strategy with rapid adaptation of treatments to the activity of their disease. according to French recommendations.

They are treated with immunosuppressive drugs: disease-modifying treatments with very often methotrexate, associated with biotherapies or targeted therapies (JAK inhibitors) They can also be treated transiently or over the long term with corticosteroids. These treatments expose them to greater infectious risks, especially with regard to COVID19.

The objective is on the one hand to assess the impact of the Covid 19 pandemic on general state of health of these patients and the evolution of their disease and on the other hand to prioritize the optimal care of these patients by including in the context of maintaining the pandemic reduction rules, modern telemedicine technologies.

Enrollment: 950 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

All patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatism followed in the rheumatology department of the CHU de Limoges.

Exclusion criteria

Patients who object to the use of their data.

Trial design

950 participants in 2 patient groups

Exposed patients

Description:

Those who had the management strategy implemented by the service during confinement

Treatment:

Other: questionnaires

Unexposed patients

Description:

Those who could not benefit from this strategy

Treatment:

Other: questionnaires