This US study will assess hemophilia A patient characteristics, health history and reasons for switching or not switching from both patient/caregiver and physician perspectives. For this purpose, this research study will include hemophilia A: 1) patients who have switched from conventional therapy to new FVIII products with an improved PK profile. 2) patients who remain on conventional therapy (who have never switched) but have considered switching, including those patients who switched from conventional therapy to new FVIII products with improved pharmacokinetics and then subsequently "switched back" to conventional replacement therapy. In doing so, real world evidence will be obtained from both patient and physician perspectives offering key insights for effective therapeutic management of patients with hemophilia A and to more fully understand what drives patient switching from a patient perspective and a physician perspective.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
160
Adynovate, Eloctate, Afstyla, Kovaltry
Advate, Kogenate FS, Helixate, Novoeight, Nuwiq, Recombinate, Xyntha
Many Locations
Whippany, New Jersey, United States
The reasons of patients/caregivers "switch" from conventional FVIII replacement therapy to FVIII products with improved half-life
These patients/caregivers will participate in an asynchronous online discussion forum consisting of predetermined open ended and close ended questions for a series of 6 consecutive days completing approximately 20 minutes' worth of questions per day.
Time frame: Up to 6 days
The obstacles of switching among hemophilia A patients who did not switch from conventional therapy to FVIII products with improved half-life but who are open to switching
These patients/caregivers will participate in an asynchronous online discussion forum consisting of predetermined open ended and close ended questions for a series of 6 consecutive days completing approximately 20 minutes' worth of questions per day.
Time frame: Up to 6 days
The clinical characteristics of patients who switch from conventional FVIII replacement therapy to FVIII products with improved half-life
A retrospective patient medical chart review
Time frame: Up to 4.5 months
The changes of treatment characteristics from 6 months prior to switching compared to 6 months after switching from conventional FVIII replacement therapy to FVIII products with improved half-life
A retrospective patient medical chart review
Time frame: Up to 4.5 months
The changes of bleeding related outcomes from 6 months prior to switching compared to 6 months after switching from conventional FVIII replacement therapy to FVIII products with improved half-life
A retrospective patient medical chart review
Time frame: Up to 4.5 months
The reasons for switching from conventional FVIII replacement therapy to FVIII products with improved half-life, from the physician perspective
A retrospective patient medical chart review
Time frame: Up to 4.5 months
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