Last Updated 6/24/2009

*Click here to watch a presentation of the ASSIST Study results.

ASSIST Study Director Delesha Miller Carpenter

Welcome to the ASSIST Study web site! The purpose of this web site is to keep you updated about the study results. Recruitment and data collection for the first survey ended in February, and I anticipate that data collection for the second survey will end in April. You may want to visit this page periodically because we will post result updates during the coming year.

Who participated?

A total of 232 vasculitis patients completed the first survey. Most patients were female (69%), white (91%), married (81%) and had a diagnosis of Wegener’s Granulomatosis (59%). On average, patients were middle-aged (51 years old) and reported some college education. Patients had been living with vasculitis for approximately six years and 81% had health insurance. Forty-eight patients were from countries other than the United States.

 

Click here to watch a presentation of the ASSIST Study results.

Click here to watch the ASSIST Survey Podcast, a video guide for participants which includes frequently asked questions and helpful tips.

If you have questions about this study, please contact the director of the study, Delesha Miller Carpenter, via e-mail at: dlmiller@email.unc.edu or call Delesha at the UNC Kidney Center at 919-966-2561 extension 302.