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Research into the disease burden in patients with atopic eczema

APOLO: AtoPic dermatitis - a crOss sectionaL study on disease characteristics and impact On patients

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN84958399
Enrollment
150
Registered
2021-10-11
Start date
2021-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-10-17

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Atopic dermatitis Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases Atopic dermatitis

Interventions

During the first hospital visit demographic data, information about the disease course in recent years and medication use will be collected. Also, patient-reported outcomes questionnaires will be comp

Sponsors

Pfizer (Netherlands)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. =12 years of age (12-15 and =16 years of age) 2. Clinical diagnosis of atopic dermatitis (AD) 3. Severity of AD classified as moderate to severe as per the selected Investigator Global Assessment (IGA) scale (Validated Investigator’s Global Assessment (vIGA-AD): vIGA-AD =3). Grade 3 is defined as clearly perceptible erythema (dull red), clearly perceptible induration/papulation, and/or clearly perceptible lichenification. Oozing and crusting may be present. [Simpson 2020] 4. Evidence of a personally signed and dated informed consent (assent) document indicating that the patient (or a legally acceptable representative) has been informed of and consented (assented where applicable) to all pertinent aspects of the study. Parents (or a legally acceptable representative) will sign the consent form for patients <18 years of age 5. Seeking medical attention for AD to the clinic for the first time (no previous visit for AD), including: 5.1. New M2S AD patients who present themselves for the first time at the center of reference 5.2. Known M2S AD patients who haven’t been in regular follow-up for at least 2 years 5.3. Patient referred within the center who fulfils the above criteria

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Current participation in interventional clinical study 2. Other active concurrent dermatological conditions which may confound correct diagnosis or symptom scores (i.e., psoriasis, chronic urticaria) 3. Children <12 years of age or mild severity of AD as per vIGA-AD (vIGA-AD equal or less than 2, where 2 is mild erythema, and mild papulation/infiltration)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
All measurements (completion of questionnaires) will be done once only during the first hospital visit: 1. How much skin pain has affected the patient’s life over the last week, measured using the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) 2. For patients under 16 years of age: How much skin pain has affected the patient’s life over the last week, measured using the Children Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI)] 3. Health-related quality of life; mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression measured using EuroQol-5 Dimensions-3 Level scale (EQ-5D-3L) 4, How much having a child with atopic dermatitis affects the quality of life of other (adult) members of the family, measured using the Dermatitis Family Impact (DFI) 5. Symptoms/itch and impact on the domains of work, and sleep disturbance and pain, measured using the Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM), Peak Prutitus Numerical Severity Scale (PP-NRS), Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire (WPAI) 6. Sleep disturbance and pain measured using self-reported sleep and pain measurement

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
During the first visit the following information of the patient will be collected once only from the patient’s medical records (no measurements or interventions are needed): 1. Main characteristics of this patient population (sociodemographic, clinical, including body surface area [BSA], specific areas of interest involved, etc) using descriptive statistics and severity expressed as a percentage of patients with AD of different severity in the selected cohort 2. Drug categories used currently and in the past, in this patient population 3. Main characteristics of healthcare resources utilized, including specialty and frequency of consultation of involved healthcare professionals (HCPs), hospital visits or hospitalizations for AD in last year (unless defined otherwise) using descriptive statistics

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026