Qualitative Study: Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Qualitative study of symptoms and impact of Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and cirrhosis
IRAS ID
242844
Contact name
Quentin Anstee
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
The Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
In the first part of this qualitative study we aim to conduct interviews with Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) patients with fibrosis stage F4 (cirrhosis) about the burden of disease on different areas of their lives. The data will be analysed and our findings will be cross-referenced against an existing patient reported outcome measure (The NASH-CHECK instrument which has been developed for patients with fibrosis stages F1-F3) to help us understand what changes/additions are necessary for the questionnaire to be suitable for use with the F4 patient population.
Any changes we may need to make will be tested to make sure that the questionnaire is usable so in the second part of the study we would like to recruit patients who have been diagnosed with NASH F4 to complete the revised questionnaire and provide us with detailed feedback.
REC name
London - Stanmore Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
18/LO/1594
Date of REC Opinion
11 Sep 2018
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion