Patient Reported Outcomes Burdens and Experiences - Phase 3 (PROBE-3)
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03549858 |
Recruitment Status :
Recruiting
First Posted : June 8, 2018
Last Update Posted : August 12, 2022
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment |
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Hemophilia Chronic Disease | Other: Quality of life measure (survey) |
BACKGROUND
The PROBE questionnaire is a tool for the assessment of patient-reported outcome, burdens and experiences. Until now, it has been used in persons living with hemophilia (PWH) and healthy controls. In phase 1 of the study, the investigators developed the questionnaire. In phase 2 of the study, the investigators evaluated the reliability, reproducibility, responsiveness, and costs of PROBE. The tool has been tested across 21 countries and it has been shown that PROBE is a valid questionnaire for the evaluation of patient reported outcomes (PROs) in PWH and control populations. The questionnaire is available in 11 languages (with 20 localized versions worldwide), and another 17 languages and 45 more localizations are in the process of development.
CURRENT STUDY and FUTURE DIRECTIONS
Phase 3 is the natural prosecution of the project. In this phase, the investigators aim at maintaining the capacity to collect data on PROBE, and the infrastructure will also be modified in order to allow for longitudinal collection of PROBE data (in previous phases, the investigators only collected anonymized data).
The objective of the study is to compare data on PROBE between countries, within-countries over time, and within-countries against national normative data. Reports will be produced every 2 years. Data collected during phase 2 of the study will also be used.
At the same time, the research framework will have the potential for:
- Expanding country participation within existing and new regions.
- Integrating the PROBE questionnaire in clinical trials, longitudinal studies, health technology assessment studies, routine clinical care, and registries.
- Using PROBE in new countries
- Testing the performance of the PROBE questionnaire in new patient populations
INVESTIGATION TEAM
Principal Investigator:
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Mark Skinner JD, Institute for Policy Advancement Ltd. (US)
Co-Investigators:
- Alfonso Iorio MD Ph.D. FRCPC, McMaster University, Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics (Canada)
- Randall Curtis MBA, Factor VIII Computing (US)
- Neil Frick MS, National Hemophilia Foundation (US)
- Michael Nichol Ph.D., University of Southern California, School of Policy and Planning Development (US)
- Declan Noone, Irish Hemophilia Society (Ireland)
- David Page, Canadian Hemophilia Society (Canada)
- Jeff Stonebraker Ph.D., North Carolina State University Poole College of Management (US)
- Brian O'Mahoney, Irish Hemophilia Society (Ireland)
- Chatree Chai-Adisaksopha, MD MSc.
Study Type : | Observational [Patient Registry] |
Estimated Enrollment : | 1000 participants |
Observational Model: | Cohort |
Time Perspective: | Prospective |
Target Follow-Up Duration: | 5 Years |
Official Title: | Patient Reported Outcomes Burdens and Experiences (PROBE) - Phase 3 - Longitudinal Data Collection |
Actual Study Start Date : | January 1, 2018 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 31, 2025 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 31, 2026 |

- Other: Quality of life measure (survey)
The QoL tool is a questionnaire
- Between-countries variability of the PROBE score [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Mean difference and standard deviation of the PROBE score between countries.
- Within-countries variability of the PROBE score [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Mean difference and standard deviation of the PROBE score in repeated assessments within countries.
- Within-countries comparison of the PROBE score in PWH against national normative data [ Time Frame: 2 years ]Mean difference and standard deviation of the PROBE score in PWH against national normative data within countries.

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Ages Eligible for Study: | Child, Adult, Older Adult |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Sampling Method: | Non-Probability Sample |
Inclusion Criteria:
- PWH will be recruited through national hemophilia patient organizations utilizing their existing membership rosters, social media outlets and meetings / events. The investigators are not proposing a pre-determined method of PWH recruitment. They will utilize the information acquired in the workshop and take-home project to inform best practice in recruitment methodology for the study. The investigators may consider requesting different countries test different PWH recruitment strategies to test reproducibility.
In the future, the questionnaire might also be administered to patients with other chronic conditions.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Disease severity and Age bands or age limits (e.g. ≥ Age 18) may be utilized to narrow the study population.

To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT03549858
Contact: Mark Skinner | 202.253.8342 | mskinnerdc@gmail.com | |
Contact: Alfonso Iorio | iorioa@mcmaster.ca |
Canada, Ontario | |
McMaster University | Recruiting |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8S4B2 | |
Contact: Alfonso Iorio, MD 9055259140 ext 22421 iorioa@mcmaster.ca |
Publications:
Responsible Party: | McMaster University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT03549858 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
PROBE-3 |
First Posted: | June 8, 2018 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 12, 2022 |
Last Verified: | August 2022 |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
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