Clinical Trial: Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia Flight Safety Study

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Observational

Official Title: A Questionnaire Based Study to Evaluate the Safety of Flying in Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT)

Brief Summary:

Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) is a condition in which sufferers have abnormal blood vessels which makes them more likely to bleed than other people, particularly in the lungs, which results in low blood oxygen levels. Flying may make this worse and cause problems. The investigators want to know if there are an increased number of problems on flights compared to on land.

The investigators currently do not have any evidence based guidelines on air travel to best advice people who suffer with HHT. The investigators would therefore like to ask individuals who have HHT about their experience on a flight, using a postal questionnaire.

Detailed Summary:

Individuals with Hereditary Haemorrhagic Telangiectasia (HHT) previously reviewed at HHTIC London will be sent an invitation to participate in a short questionnaire study.

Quantitative variables from the questionnaires for statistical analysis will be the number of individuals responding (and number of questionnaires sent out); number of flights taken and number of complications, subgrouped by type, and flight duration in hours. Complication rates will be expressed as proportion of person flight hours.

The quantitative data from the questionnaire will then be compared with quantitative data from patients' medical records using non parametric methods such as Mann Whitney for univariate analyses.

Sponsor: Imperial College London

Current Primary Outcome: Self reported medical complication [ Time Frame: During or in 6 weeks post flight ]

Original Primary Outcome: Same as current

Current Secondary Outcome:

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Information By: Imperial College London

Dates:
Date Received: April 30, 2012
Date Started: January 2010
Date Completion:
Last Updated: May 28, 2015
Last Verified: April 2012