Study finds no difference in COVID anxiety between biologic and conventional drug users
NCT ID NCT07436494
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at anxiety about COVID-19 in 200 adults with rheumatic diseases who were already taking either biologic or conventional disease-modifying drugs. Researchers called participants and asked them to fill out a questionnaire about their coronavirus-related anxiety. The goal was to see if one group felt more anxious than the other. No new treatment was tested.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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200 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2020
- Finished
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Jan 2021
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Adult patients with established rheumatic diseases under treatment with biologic or conventional DMARD therapy who were actively followed at a tertiary care rheumatology outpatient clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥18 years * Diagnosis of rheumatic disease * Currently receiving biologic or conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) * Followed at the rheumatology outpatient clinic during the COVID-19 pandemic period * Provided verbal informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Age \<18 years * Inability to complete telephone interview * Cognitive impairment preventing reliable questionnaire response * Refusal to participate
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bursa City Hospital
Bursa, Türkiye, 16600, Turkey (Türkiye)
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