Self-management in Patients With Adrenal Insufficiency.

Region Stockholm

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Adrenal Insufficiency

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06637722

K0000-9980

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 450 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Adrenal insufficiency or relative to a person with adrenal insufficiency

Exclusion criteria

Trial design

450 participants in 1 patient group

Patients with adrenal insufficiency and their relatives