Quality of Life in Patients With Multiple Myeloma

Ullevaal University Hospital

Status

Completed

Conditions

Multiple Myeloma

Quality of Life

Study type

Observational

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT00290095

1.2005.1269

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine Clinically important difference and Response shift in quality of life in patients with Multiple Myeloma.

Full description

Multiple myeloma is a plasma cell tumor with an annual incidence of 6 pr. 100 000. In the absence of curative treatment, the aim of the therapy is not only to induce an objective response and a prolongation of survival but also to improve the patients quality of life.

This project will raise two problems which make QoL-data hard to interpret

In a clinical trial where many patients are included, statistically significant differences are obtained. However, there is widespread agreement that p-values do not indicate whether a particular finding has clinical significance because statistical significance does not necessarily equate to a meaningful difference or change in QoL. A crucial task for clinicians in interpreting trial-based QoL results is to determine if the observed change is clinically important to the patient.
When measuring changes in QoL in a pretest-posttest design,response shift can affect results. Patients with advanced disease can report surprisingly good QoL.Including response shift into quality of life research would allow a better understanding of changes in the QoL that patients report.

Enrollment

260 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria