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Table 2 PROMs measuring the concept of “HRQoL” in rare diseases: outcome rankings in study designs and disease specificity

From: To what degree are orphan drugs patient-centered? A review of the current state of clinical research in rare diseases

Name of PRO questionnaire measuring concept of “HRQoL”

# of studies including this PROM

Study code in Clinicaltrials.gov

Study start date (YYYY/MM)

Therapeutic Indication

Primary outcome

Second-ary outcome

Rare disease specific PROM

Non-rare disease specific PROM

Generic PROM

Study-specific PROM

Acromegaly Quality of Life Questionnaire (AcroQoL)

1

NCT02952885

2017/01

Acromegaly

1

 

1

   

AddiQOL

1

NCT01063569

2010/02

Addison’s Disease

 

1

1

   

Children’s Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI)

1

NCT02860494

2017/01

Facial Angiofibromas

 

1

 

1

  

Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) adults

2

NCT02383589

2015/05

Pemphigus Vulgaris

 

1

 

1

  

NCT02860494

2017/01

Facial Angiofibromas

 

1

 

1

  

Euroqol EQ-5D (EQ-5D)

2

NCT02839642

2016/05

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

 

1

  

1

 

NCT03023540

2017/03

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Type IA

 

1

  

1

 

Hemophilia-Specific Quality of Life Index for Adults (Haem-A-QoL) Questionnaire

2

NCT01027364

2009/12

Severe Hemophilia B

 

1

1

   

NCT01181128

2010/11

Severe Hemophilia A

 

1

1

   

Hemophilia-Specific Quality of Life Index for Children (Haemo-QoL) Questionnaire

1

NCT01027364

2009/12

Severe Hemophilia B

 

1

1

   

Kansas City Cardiomyopathy questionnaire (KCCQ)

1

NCT02590601

2016/01

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

 

1

 

1

  

Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Scale

1

NCT01416636

2009/03

Non-operable Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension

 

1

 

1

  

Not specified

3

NCT00376077

2005/08

Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura

 

1

   

1

NCT00811681

2008/12

Friedreich’s Ataxia

 

1

   

1

NCT01327274

2011/12

Pectus Excavatum

 

1

   

1

Patient Global Assessment of HRQL

1

NCT01940094

2014/02

Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis

 

1

  

1

 

PedsQOL

3

NCT00432744

2007/01

Mitochondrial Diseases

 

1

  

1

 

NCT01197378

2010/08

Cystinosis

 

1

  

1

 

NCT01268033

2010/12

Childhood Idiopathic Nephrotic Syndrome

 

1

  

1

 

PROMIS

1

NCT01940094

2014/02

Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis

 

1

  

1

 

PSP-Quality of Life Scale

1

NCT02839642

2016/05

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

 

1

1

   

SF-36

7

NCT00294671

2006/02

Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy; Familial Amyloidosis

 

1

  

1

 

NCT00879229

2009/07

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; Pulmonary Hypertension

 

1

  

1

 

NCT01063569

2010/02

Addison’s Disease

 

1

  

1

 

NCT01197378

2010/08

Cystinosis

 

1

  

1

 

NCT01291433

2011/03

Radiation Induced Brachial Plexopathy

 

1

  

1

 

NCT01940094

2014/02

Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis

 

1

  

1

 

NCT02106520

2014/04

Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia; Epistaxis

 

1

  

1

 

St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SRGQ)

1

NCT00879229

2009/07

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis; Pulmonary Hypertension

 

1

 

1

  

The Behçet’s Disease Quality of Life (BD-QoL)

1

NCT02307513

2014/12

Behçet Syndrome

 

1

1

   

World Health Organization (WHO) quality of life questionnaire (WHOQOL-BREF)

1

NCT02590601

2016/01

Peripartum Cardiomyopathy

 

1

  

1

 

Totala

31

1

30

7

6

15

3

  1. a The total number of studies including PROMs is 31 and not 22 because some studies included more than one PRO in their study design
  2. Source: Clinicaltrials.gov database search