PNQoL
Research type
Research Study
Full title
Development and Application of a patient-specific tool to support the care of patients with pilonidal disease.
IRAS ID
274531
Contact name
Sunder Chita
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
London North West Univeristy Hospital NHS Trust
Duration of Study in the UK
1 years, 0 months, 1 days
Research summary
Sacrococcygeal Pilonidal disease (PND) is a common disease in young adults that can result in persistent medical problems (morbidity) after surgery and patient discomfort. Controversy still exists about the best surgical technique for the treatment of the disease.
Despite the significant impact on the quality of life, there are no validated quality of life (QoL) or patient reported measure tools in PND. The term ‘Quality of life’ refers to the degree to which an individual is healthy, comfortable, and able to participate in or enjoy life events.
There are only a handful of individual published papers addressing QoL in patients with pilonidal disease, and these studies employ a non-specific questionnaire (such as SF-36 (short-form 36)) to assess this. Currently there have not been any identified patient-specific reported outcome measures (PROMs) with pilonidal disease in the pre- and post-treatment period. PROMs are an integral method of monitoring patients’ disease burden and assessing the impact of intervention.
This study will aim to create a tool based on patients’ experiences through patient consultation that can be used to evaluate outcomes, severity and impact of PND and can potentially in the future influence clinician’s decision on strategy for disease intervention.
REC name
West of Scotland REC 3
REC reference
21/WS/0118
Date of REC Opinion
13 Dec 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion