Quality of Life Comparison in Patients With Different Types of Alopecia

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Hair loss is a frequent cause of patient consultation in dermatology. It is known to have a strong impact on patients' quality of life for many reasons; such as esthetic aspect, financial implications, social consequences. Numerous studies have assessed the impact of some types of alopecia on patients' quality of life. One study compared the quality of life in patients with scarring alopecia with patients of non-scarring alopecia. No studies have compared quality of life between the different types of scarring alopecia nor different types of non-scarring alopecia. However, none have assessed the impact on the patient partner quality of life. In addition, few treatments for alopecia are covered by national health insurance in France. The main objective is to compare the impact on the quality of life in different types of alopecia. By using the average scores of the questionnaire Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) for each type of alopecia.

Official Title
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Quality of Life Comparison in Patients With Different Types of Alopecia

Conditions
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Alopecia, Quality of Life

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: general quality of life questionary
* Behavioral: specific quality of life questionary


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: patients affiliated to social security patients able to understand and fill out a questionnaire patients over 18 years old patient consulting in the dermatology department of Amiens University Hospital for a primary alopecia Exclusion Criteria: minors patients under guardianship, deprived of liberty scalp affections other than alopecia secondary alopecia

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Arms and Interventions

| Intervention/Treatment |
| --- |
|Behavioral: general quality of life questionary|Every patient will have to fill out a general quality of life questionary : DLQI (Dermatology Life Quality Index)|
|Behavioral: specific quality of life questionary|Every patient will have to fill out a specific quality of life questionary : Hair Specific Skindex 29.|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Variation of score of questionnaire Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) according alopecia type in patient life | The Dermatology life Quality Index (DLQI) is a ten-question questionnaire used to measure the impact of skin disease on the quality of life of an affected person. It is designed for people aged 16 years and above. There are 10 questions, covering the following topics: symptoms, embarrassment, shopping and home care, clothes, social and leisure, sport, work or study, close relationships, sex, treatment. Each question refers to the impact of the skin disease on the patient's life over the previous week. Each question is scored from 0 to 3, giving a possible score range form 0 (meaning no impact of skin disease on quality of life) to 30 (meaning maximum impact on quality of life). | at day 0 | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Variation of score of questionnaire Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) according alopecia type in spouse life | The Dermatology life Quality Index (DLQI) is a ten-question questionnaire used to measure the impact of skin disease on the quality of life of an affected person. It is designed for people aged 16 years and above. There are 10 questions, covering the following topics: symptoms, embarrassment, shopping and home care, clothes, social and leisure, sport, work or study, close relationships, sex, treatment. Each question refers to the impact of the skin disease on the patient's life over the previous week. Each question is scored from 0 to 3, giving a possible score range form 0 (meaning no impact of skin disease on quality of life) to 30 (meaning maximum impact on quality of life). | at day 0 | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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alopecia, quality of life, partner