Post haematopoietic stem cell transplant follow-up
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN11966493 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN11966493 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | 1 |
- Submission date
- 30/09/2016
- Registration date
- 10/10/2016
- Last edited
- 18/11/2022
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Haematological Disorders
Plain English summary of protocol
Background and study aims
Primary immunodeficiency (PID) is a group of rare conditions (affecting 1 in 15-20,000 people) that reduce the function of the immune system and result in severe infections. Many PIDs start in childhood and are life-threatening. Treatment includes haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT), which involves replacing the patient’s own immune cells with donated healthy stem cells taken from the bone marrow or blood. Due to improved techniques, more transplants are undertaken and patients are living longer. However long-term complications can impact significantly affect future health and quality of life. Previous research has focused on short-term medical outcomes. Little is known about health outcomes in adulthood or the social and psychological circumstances of this population. Therefore, the aim of this study is to find out about the long-term physical, social and psychological outcomes for a growing population of adults who underwent HSCT for PID during childhood.
Who can participate?
Patients aged over 16 years who underwent HSCT for PID at Great Ormond Street Hospital 5 or more years previously
What does the study involve?
Participants are asked to complete questionnaires and practical tasks to assess their current health and circumstances. Physical health, psychological health, anxiety, depression, physical health, health service usage, NHS costs, and costs borne by patients and families are assessed. Information is also gathered from medical notes. The data is compared with population norms and a control group of siblings or nominated friends.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
There are no immediate benefits to individual participants. However the information gathered will inform how patients are approached, treated and counselled before and after transplant. Little is known about the longer-term outcome of patients after HSCT. Greater understanding of the outcome of adult survivors of HSCT, and identifying areas of potential strength and difficulties within this population, would allow us to provide more information for the young people and their families to better guide their treatment decisions, particularly when planning for the future. It is also anticipated that the information gathered will inform clinical practice, policy-making and service delivery. There is no potential for any additional adverse effects, risks, or hazards, pain, discomfort, distress, or inconvenience to the patients as a result of participating in this study.
Where is the study run from?
1. Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
2. Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (UK)
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
May 2016 to April 2019
Who is funding the study?
National Institute for Health Research (UK)
Who is the main contact?
Dr Mari Campbell
Contact information
Scientific
Department of Clinical Immunology - 2nd Floor
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Royal Free Hospital
Pond Street
Hampstead
London
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
 ORCID ID |
0000-0001-5009-8307 |
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Study information
| Study design | Cross-sectional and cohort study |
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| Primary study design | Observational |
| Secondary study design | Cross-sectional and cohort study |
| Study setting(s) | Hospital |
| Study type | Quality of life |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | Investigating the long-term outcomes of adult patients who underwent haematopoietic stem cell transplant for primary immunodeficiency during childhood |
| Study objectives | The overall aim of this project is to evaluate the long-term health outcomes of adult patients who underwent haematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) for primary immunodeficiency during childhood, and to identify factors associated with long-term health outcome. In line with the World Health Organisation (1948) definition of health the study has been designed to look at outcome in a holistic way. Within this aim there are five main objectives: 1. To examine the mental health outcomes of patients following HSCT. This will document the psychological symptoms and cognitive functioning of this population, compared to a control group and general population norms. It is hypothesised that there will be high variability in psychological and cognitive functioning in patients who underwent transplant, and that there will be higher rates of psychological distress and lower cognitive ability compared to population norms 2. To examine the physical outcome of patients following HSCT. We will determine the full range of physical health needs of adults following HSCT by examining immunological outcome and late effects of transplant. It is hypothesised that physical outcome contributes to psychological functioning and social outcomes in patients following HSCT 3. To examine the social outcomes of patients following HSCT, including employment, relationships and socioeconomic status. It is hypothesised that a significant proportion of patients will have altered social outcomes compared with population norms and the control group 4. To examine the mediating and moderating factors of health outcomes (e.g., physical, mental and social) in patients with primary immunodeficiency following HSCT. This will aim to establish the factors that impact on poor and good outcomes in this population. It is hypothesised that: 4.1. There will be an association between cognitive function and social outcomes 4.2. There will be an association between psychological distress and social outcomes 4.3. That patients experiencing greater physical difficulties will report higher levels of psychological difficulties 4.4. That patients reporting physical and psychological complications following transplant will experience more limitations in their social circumstances 5. To measure health service utilisation and costs of adult survivors of HSCT compared with the control group, and factors associated with such usage. Costs borne by patients and families will also be measured |
| Ethics approval(s) | Wales REC 6, 02/06/2016, ref: 16/WA/0147 |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Primary immunodeficiency |
| Intervention | The study will employ a cross-sectional and cohort design, examining the current functioning of adult patients who underwent HSCT during childhood and comparing it with healthy controls and population norms. Patients, aged over 16, who underwent HSCT for PID at Great Ormond Street Hospital, five or more years previously, will be invited to participate. Each patient will be asked to nominate a sibling or close friend who will also be invited to take part. Participants will be asked to complete questionnaires and practical tasks to assess their current functioning and circumstances. Information will also be gathered from medical notes. Participants will complete a questionnaire book which includes the SF-36, GAD-7, Patient Health Questionnaire, Inventory of Health Status, FACIT-Fatigue, Insomnia Severity Index, Coping with Health Injury and Problems, Intolerance of Uncertainty Scale, Primary Antibody Deficiency Acceptance & Control Scale, Perceived Stress Scale, the Work and Social Adjustment Scale and the Social Network Index. A general self-developed questionnaire will further detail educational attainment, receipt of benefits, and further aspects of general health including smoking status, current medications, recreational drug use and alcohol intake (incorporating the AUDIT-C). The practical tasks are the information, digit span, letter number sequencing, symbol search, coding and matrix reasoning subtests of the Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV), which measure cognitive functioning. These tasks are administered as a face-to-face assessment by the assistant psychologist. Historical data will be collected from medical notes at Great Ormond Street Hospital. This will include information regarding pre-, peri- and post- transplant, and early social and psychological functioning. Data taken from medical notes at the Royal Free Hospital will include demographic data, and current physical health including laboratory data and clinical information regarding aspects such as the immunological outcome of HSCT, and long-term complications of the HSCT procedure. As this is a cross-sectional design, data is collected using these methods just once (at baseline) for each patient. Patients will also undertake the Client Service Receipt Inventory, a telephone survey developed specifically for this study, measuring health service use and costs borne to patients and their families. This data is collected over a year, via five telephone assessments at baseline and then three monthly intervals. |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | 1. Physical functioning, measured using the SF-36 PCS at baseline 2. Psychological functioning, measured using the SF-36 MCS at baseline |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Anxiety, measured using the GAD-7 at baseline 2. Depression, measured using the PHQ-9 at baseline 3. Physical health, measured using the Inventory of Health Status at baseline 4. Health service usage, NHS costs, and costs borne by patients and families, measured using a self-developed questionnaire at baseline |
| Overall study start date | 01/05/2016 |
| Completion date | 04/09/2019 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
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| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 16 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | 119 pairs (119 patients and 119 healthy controls) |
| Total final enrolment | 135 |
| Key inclusion criteria | 1. All patients aged 16 and over who have had an HSCT at Great Ormond Street Hospital five years or more previously 2. Patients with learning difficulties, who have low levels of literacy or limited verbal communications skills will be supported by family members or carers to complete as much of the assessment pack as possible. All potential participants are known to the clinical team and, if able to communicate verbally, speak good English. |
| Key exclusion criteria | Participants not fulfilling the inclusion criteria |
| Date of first enrolment | 11/01/2017 |
| Date of final enrolment | 30/09/2018 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centres
London
NW3 2QG
United Kingdom
London
WC1N 3JN
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Hospital/treatment centre
Research & Development Office
Pond Street
Hampstead
London
NW3 2QG
England
United Kingdom
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/01ge67z96 |
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Funders
Funder type
Government
Government organisation / National government
- Alternative name(s)
- National Institute for Health Research, NIHR Research, NIHRresearch, NIHR - National Institute for Health Research, NIHR (The National Institute for Health and Care Research), NIHR
- Location
- United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | 04/09/2021 |
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| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not expected to be made available |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Information will be provided to patients and their families via departmental newsletters, patient support groups (including IPOPI, PIDUK and the Royal Free PID patient group) and patient information days and conferences such as the World Immunology day events organised by the UCL Centre for Immunodeficiency. All participants will receive a summary report at the end of the project. The results will be presented at scientific and clinical meetings and conferences such as the biennial European Society for Immunodeficiency conference and the Annual meeting of the European Society for Blood and Marrow Transplantation and at locations including the UCL Centre for Immunodeficiency, the UCL Institute for Immunity and Transplantation and Great Ormond Street Hospital. The results will be submitted for publication in peer review journals (open access where available). The information will be made available to service managers, policymakers, UKPIN and the Immunology and Allergy Clinical Reference Group. |
| IPD sharing plan | Participant level data is not being made available in compliance with ethical and data confidentiality guidelines. All data will be stored at the Royal Free Hospital, London in password-protected documents on secure computer systems, or in a locked filing cabinet within a locked office, as appropriate. |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protocol file | version 2.0 | 23/04/2017 | 18/11/2022 | No | No |
| Results article | 20/06/2022 | 18/11/2022 | Yes | No | |
| Results article | 17/05/2022 | 18/11/2022 | Yes | No | |
| HRA research summary | 28/06/2023 | No | No |
Additional files
Editorial Notes
18/11/2022: Uploaded protocol (not peer-reviewed) as an additional file. Publication references added.
05/03/2021: The following changes have been made:
1. The final enrolment number has been added.
2. The intention to publish date has been changed from 04/09/2020 to 04/09/2021.
14/09/2018: The following changes were made to the trial record:
1. The recruitment end date was updated from 31/07/2018 to 30/09/2018
2. The overall trial end date was updated from 30/04/2019 to 04/09/2019
3. The intention to publish date was updated from 30/04/2020 to 04/09/2020.
13/01/2017: The recruitment start date was changed from 01/11/2016 to 11/01/2017.
4. The publication and dissemination plan was updated.
