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Report from the fifth international consensus meeting to harmonize core outcome measures for atopic eczema/dermatitis clinical trials (HOME initiative)

  • J. R. Chalmers*
  • , K. S. Thomas
  • , C. Apfelbacher
  • , H. C. Williams
  • , C. A. Prinsen
  • , P. I. Spuls
  • , E. Simpson
  • , L. A.A. Gerbens
  • , M. Boers
  • , S. Barbarot
  • , J. F. Stalder
  • , K. Abuabara
  • , V. Aoki
  • , M. Ardeleanu
  • , J. Armstrong
  • , B. Bang
  • , T. L. Berents
  • , T. Burton
  • , L. Butler
  • , T. Chubachi
  • A. Cresswell-Melville, A. DeLozier, L. Eckert, L. Eichenfield, C. Flohr, M. Futamura, A. Gadkari, E. S. Gjerde, K. F. van Halewijn, C. Hawkes, L. Howells, L. Howie, R. Humphreys, H. A. Ishii, Y. Kataoka, I. Katayama, W. Kouwenhoven, S. M. Langan, Y. A. Leshem, S. Merhand, P. Mina-Osorio, H. Murota, T. Nakahara, F. P. Nunes, U. Nygaard, M. Nygårdas, Y. Ohya, E. Ono, E. Rehbinder, N. K. Rogers, G. L.E. Romeijn, M. L.A. Schuttelaar, A. V. Sears, M. A. Simpson, J. A. Singh, J. Srour, B. Stuart, Svensson, G. Talmo, H. Talmo, H. D. Teixeira, J. P. Thyssen, G. Todd, F. Torchet, A. Volke, L. von Kobyletzki, E. Weisshaar, A. Wollenberg, M. Zaniboni
*Corresponding author for this work
  • Center of Evidence-based Dermatology
  • University of Nottingham
  • Medical Sociology
  • University of Regensburg
  • Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics
  • Vrije Universiteit (VU) and VU Medical Centre
  • Department of Dermatology
  • Academic Medical Centre
  • Oregon Health and Science University
  • Department of Dermatology
  • Service de Cardiologie
  • Department of Dermatology
  • University of California at San Francisco
  • Universidade de São Paulo
  • Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Galderma International
  • LEO Pharma AS
  • University of Oslo
  • Patient
  • National Eczema Association
  • GlaxoSmithKline
  • Eczema Society of Canada
  • Eli Lilly
  • Sanofi-Aventis
  • King's College London
  • National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center
  • The Psoriasis and Eczema Association of Norway
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam
  • Global Parents for Eczema Research
  • National Eczema Society
  • Brazilian Atopic Dermatitis Association (AADA)
  • Osaka Habikino Medical Center
  • The University of Osaka
  • Dutch Association for People with Atopic Dermatitis
  • Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health
  • London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
  • Association Française de l'Eczéma
  • Department of Dermatology
  • Department of Dermatology
  • Kyushu University
  • Sanofi Genzyme
  • National Center for Child Health and Development
  • Department of Dermatology
  • Department of Dermatology
  • University of Groningen
  • Dermavant Sciences
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham
  • Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
  • Primary Care and Population Sciences Division
  • University of Southampton
  • Department of Dermatology and Venereology
  • Lund University
  • The Psoriasis and Eczema Association of Norway
  • AbbVie
  • Department of Dermatology and Allergy
  • University of Copenhagen
  • University of Cape Town
  • Department of Dermatology
  • University of Tartu
  • Skåne University Hospital
  • Department of Public Health Sciences
  • Karlstad University
  • CF Wahlgren
  • Karolinska Institutet
  • Department of Dermatology
  • University Medical Center Schleswig- Holstein
  • Department of Social Medicine
  • Heidelberg University 

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Abstract

This is the report from the fifth meeting of the Harmonising Outcome Measures for Eczema initiative (HOME V). The meeting was held on 12–14 June 2017 in Nantes, France, with 81 participants. The main aims of the meeting were (i) to achieve consensus over the definition of the core domain of long-term control and how to measure it and (ii) to prioritize future areas of research for the measurement of the core domain of quality of life (QoL) in children. Moderated whole-group and small-group consensus discussions were informed by presentations of qualitative studies, systematic reviews and validation studies. Small-group allocations were performed a priori to ensure that each group included different stakeholders from a variety of geographical regions. Anonymous whole-group voting was carried out using handheld electronic voting pads according to predefined consensus rules. It was agreed by consensus that the long-term control domain should include signs, symptoms, quality of life and a patient global instrument. The group agreed that itch intensity should be measured when assessing long-term control of eczema in addition to the frequency of itch captured by the symptoms domain. There was no recommendation of an instrument for the core outcome domain of quality of life in children, but existing instruments were assessed for face validity and feasibility, and future work that will facilitate the recommendation of an instrument was agreed upon.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)e332-e341
JournalBritish Journal of Dermatology
Volume178
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2018

Funding

Funders
DHU 2020
Department of Dermatology CHU Nantes
School of Medicine, University of Nottingham
University of Nottingham
Chung Hua University
Université de Nantes

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