Systematic Evaluation of Predictors of Quality of Life in the Long-term After Solid Organ Transplantation

Hannover Medical School (MHH)

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Organ Transplantation; Depression; Anxiety

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00792064

IRB No_378

Details and patient eligibility

About

A systematic evaluation of predictors of health related quality of life (HRQoL) leads to multiple level of data analysis. The aim of the herein described observational project is to create a transplant patients registry on psychosocial outcomes and to evaluate longitudinally predictors of HRQoL after different types of solid organ transplantation in the long-term. A sample size of 700 participants consisting of all solid organ types is envisioned. Data will be compared with published healthy normative data. Data Evaluation of predictors of HRQoL may guide development of tailored interventions to reduce complications and to further improve outcomes.

Enrollment: 700 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Follow-up at our outpatient clinics
• Written informed consent
• Sufficient German language skills to read and answer a battery of questionnaires
• Min 18 years

Exclusion criteria

• Illiteracy

Trial design

700 participants in 4 patient groups

1

Description:

Kidney-Tx-recipients

2

Description:

Liver-Tx-recipients

3

Description:

Heart-Tx-recipients

4

Description:

Lung-Tx-recipients