Uveitis in Relation to Perceived Stress: A Prospective Study

The New York Eye & Ear Infirmary

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Uveitis

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01025986

NYEE120309

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to conduct a prospective analysis to determine the relationship between disease activity of noninfectious uveitis and stress.

Full description

Patients presenting at The New York Eye and Ear Infirmary (NYEEI) who meet the inclusion criteria will be recruited prospectively. Patients diagnosed with non-infectious uveitis will be asked to self-administer the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) - 10, following informed consent. Patient demographics will also be collected. The presence of inflammation will be then be assessed by the investigator. Patients will be asked to complete the PSS-10 again at all subsequent standard-of-care visits within a 6-month timeframe. PSS-10 scores are obtained by reversing the scores on the four positive items (4, 5, 7 and 8), then summing across all 10 items. Patient and the investigator will be masked to the PSS scores.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• At least 18 years of age with a diagnosis of non-infectious uveitis
• Able to self-administer the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) - 10

Exclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of infectious uveitis

Trial design

200 participants in 1 patient group

Noninfectious Uveitis