A Priming Intervention to Increase Patient Willingness to Use Injectables for the Management of Psoriasis
| Status: | Active, not recruiting |
|---|---|
| Conditions: | Psoriasis |
| Therapuetic Areas: | Dermatology / Plastic Surgery |
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | 18 - Any |
| Updated: | 4/6/2019 |
| Start Date: | May 14, 2018 |
| End Date: | June 2019 |
Biologic medications have revolutionized the treatment of inflammatory diseases such as
moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Though very effective with an excellent safety profile,
patients may be apprehensive about choosing a biologic medication for a variety of reasons.
The purpose of this research study is to learn more about patient's perception of certain
psoriasis treatment options.
moderate-to-severe psoriasis. Though very effective with an excellent safety profile,
patients may be apprehensive about choosing a biologic medication for a variety of reasons.
The purpose of this research study is to learn more about patient's perception of certain
psoriasis treatment options.
The study will be conducted at the Wake Forest University Dermatology Clinic and on Amazon
Mechanical Turk. Patients meeting the following characteristics will be eligible to
participate: individuals diagnosed with psoriasis (ICD-9: 696.1) or a parent/caregiver of an
individual diagnosed with psoriasis (ICD-9: 696.1). The study team will recruit 180 subjects
for the study. Patients will be randomized to three survey groups.
Amazon Mechanical Turk, https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome, Amazon Mechanical Turk is an
online crowdsourcing platform. The purpose of Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is to help people
(participants) find paid tasks. In recent years MTurk had been extensively used in social
science research.3 MTurk enables researchers to recruit participants to perform tasks such as
filling out surveys, opinion polls, & cognitive psychological studies. Researchers advertise
their studies on MTurk, and participants chose only those studies that interest them.
Amazon Turk had been extensively used by psychologists in the last few years for participant
recruitment. Participants on Amazon Turk see a list of potential jobs (referred to as HITs)
when they log into their MTurk account. The price is provided next to the name of the HIT
along with the approximate length of time that the HIT will take. Participants are free to
choose the HITs that they are interested in taking, from a long list of thousands of tasks.
The name of our HIT will be "Treatment of Psoriasis - the patient's perspective". The survey
takes approximately one minute to complete. Once participants click on the HIT, they will be
taken directly to the survey (attached as supporting document) which provides further
information about the study. The survey/study will be hosted on "Google forms, Survey monkey,
Qualtrics or other survey form". MTurk rules state that participants can terminate the study
by returning the HIT at any time, without any penalty.
Subjects will be randomized using SPSS version 24.0 or later into three groups and
administered surveys querying willingness to use a biologic medication.
The surveyor will record patient responses in the study log if patient is recruited at the
Wake Forest Dermatology Clinic. If recruited via MTurk, patient responses will be recorded
through the MTurk log.
Mechanical Turk. Patients meeting the following characteristics will be eligible to
participate: individuals diagnosed with psoriasis (ICD-9: 696.1) or a parent/caregiver of an
individual diagnosed with psoriasis (ICD-9: 696.1). The study team will recruit 180 subjects
for the study. Patients will be randomized to three survey groups.
Amazon Mechanical Turk, https://www.mturk.com/mturk/welcome, Amazon Mechanical Turk is an
online crowdsourcing platform. The purpose of Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is to help people
(participants) find paid tasks. In recent years MTurk had been extensively used in social
science research.3 MTurk enables researchers to recruit participants to perform tasks such as
filling out surveys, opinion polls, & cognitive psychological studies. Researchers advertise
their studies on MTurk, and participants chose only those studies that interest them.
Amazon Turk had been extensively used by psychologists in the last few years for participant
recruitment. Participants on Amazon Turk see a list of potential jobs (referred to as HITs)
when they log into their MTurk account. The price is provided next to the name of the HIT
along with the approximate length of time that the HIT will take. Participants are free to
choose the HITs that they are interested in taking, from a long list of thousands of tasks.
The name of our HIT will be "Treatment of Psoriasis - the patient's perspective". The survey
takes approximately one minute to complete. Once participants click on the HIT, they will be
taken directly to the survey (attached as supporting document) which provides further
information about the study. The survey/study will be hosted on "Google forms, Survey monkey,
Qualtrics or other survey form". MTurk rules state that participants can terminate the study
by returning the HIT at any time, without any penalty.
Subjects will be randomized using SPSS version 24.0 or later into three groups and
administered surveys querying willingness to use a biologic medication.
The surveyor will record patient responses in the study log if patient is recruited at the
Wake Forest Dermatology Clinic. If recruited via MTurk, patient responses will be recorded
through the MTurk log.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Either diagnosed with psoriasis (ICD-9: 696.1) or a parent/caregiver of an individual
diagnosed with psoriasis (ICD-9: 696.1).
- Subjects with a working knowledge of English.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Already on or previously failed management attempts with an IL-23 inhibitor including
ustekinumab, guselkumab, risankizumab, or Tildrakizumab, amongst others.
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