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CompletedNCT03051347Updated Oct 9, 2020

Asthma and Atopic Dermatitis Validation of PROMIS Pediatric Instruments

An interventional study of Itch Questionnaire and Interview and Stigma Questionnaire and Interview in Atopic Dermatitis, Ichthyosis and Psoriasis, sponsored by Northwestern University. Completed at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 0 Years to 17 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2020-10-09.

Sponsored by Northwestern University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Other

From the registry’s dates

  • Registered 5 months after the study started (first participant enrolled Sep 2016, registered Feb 2017).
Phase
Not applicable
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
943
Allocation
Non-randomized
Ages
0 Years to 17 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

This is designated to validate patient-reported outcomes (PRO) measures in itch-specific pediatric skin conditions, such as atopic dermatitis, and examine the ability of a modified stigma instrument to assess the severity and type of stigma experienced in atopic dermatitis and other potentially stigmatizing conditions.

Read the detailed description

This study involves a series of research and development projects targeted at two of the most common chronic diseases affecting children: asthma and atopic dermatitis (AD, or eczema). The Investigators propose to directly validate patient-reported outcomes (PRO) measures in a large cohort of itch-specific pediatric skin conditions, with a primary focus on AD. The Investigators propose to examine the ability of PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems) instruments to detect meaningful and clinically significant change in disease status, as well as to create a pediatric itch item pool and PRO model for signs and symptoms of skin disease. The Investigators will also examine the ability of a modified Neuro-QOL stigma instrument to assess the severity and type of stigma experienced in AD and across various dermatologic or other potentially stigmatizing conditions. Lurie Children's Hospital will only be involved in the AD and stigma portions of this project

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Conditions studied

  • Atopic Dermatitis
  • Ichthyosis
  • Psoriasis
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In context

Dermatitis, Atopic

1,591 studies on the registry are indexed under Dermatitis, Atopic; 286 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 943 is above the median of 82 across 1,246 interventional studies indexed under Dermatitis, Atopic.

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Lead sponsor

Northwestern University is the lead sponsor of 1,423 studies on the registry; 198 are open to participants now.

Of its 105 completed or terminated interventional studies of FDA-regulated products, 78 (74%) have results posted.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
0 Years to 17 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Affected children must have moderate to severe AD or another skin condition that causes itch, experience itch, understand English, and be able to complete an English-based survey
  • Any child with a potentially disfiguring skin condition or change in appearance related to disease/intervention will be considered eligible. Parents of children with such conditions will also be asked to participate. Children and parents must also understand English and be able to complete an English-based survey

Sub-study Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Patients ages 8 years-17 years with a diagnosis of mild AD
  2. Patients ages 6 months to 8 years with a diagnosis of AD (any severity)
  3. English speaking
  4. Families must be able to access the internet (e.g., Skype or Facetime) for follow-up, or be able to come for follow-up within five days of an AD flare and again when improved.
  5. Patients with developmental delay and/or a behavioral disorder that would preclude participation in form completion will not be eligible for this study.
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Study design

Phase
Not applicable
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Non-randomized
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
943 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Other
    Itch Questionnaire and Interview

    Up to 30 dyads of patients ages 8-17 and their parents/caregivers, as well as up to 20 parents of children ages 6mo-7 years, will participate in semi-structured interviews to evaluate the new and modified items (questions) written for the PIQ-C questionnaire

    Other: Itch Questionnaire and Interview

  • Other
    Stigma Questionnaire and Interview

    To assess stigma, up to 20 children ages 8-17 and 20 parents of children ages 5-12, will participate in semi-structured interviews to evaluate the modified Neuro-QoL stigma questionnaire. This questionnaire includes new skin-specific stigma items and existing items modified for use with children having a skin or other condition that may negatively affect their appearance

    Other: Stigma Questionnaire and Interview

  • Other
    Validation Questionnaire and Interview-Moderate to Severe

    For validation, up to 200 parent/child dyads ages 5-17 with a diagnosis of moderate to severe AD during the previous 6 months will participate in teledermatology or in-person semi-structured interviews as follow-up to validate PRO measures in a large cohort of itch-specific pediatric skin conditions, specifically AD. Furthermore, this portion of the study will validate generic PROMIS measures of AD subjects' environmental stressors, illness flares, socio-demographic differences based on race/ethnicity and family income status.

    Other: Cognitive Interview and PROMIS Itch Questionnaire

  • Other
    Validation Questionnaire and Interview-Mild

    For validation, up to 90 parent/child dyads ages 0-17 with a diagnosis of mild AD will participate in teledermatology or in-person semi-structured interviews as follow-up to validate PRO measures in a large cohort of itch-specific pediatric skin conditions, specifically AD. Furthermore, this portion of the study will validate generic PROMIS measures of AD subjects' environmental stressors, illness flares, socio-demographic differences based on race/ethnicity and family income status for mild patients.

    Other: Cognitive Interview and PROMIS Itch Questionnaire

Interventions

  • OtherItch Questionnaire and Interview
  • OtherStigma Questionnaire and Interview
  • OtherCognitive Interview and PROMIS Itch Questionnaire
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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Analysis and Coding of Itch & Stigma questionnaire Responses

    Time frame: 6 months duration of the study

  2. Validation of PROMIS Pediatric Instruments

    1. This study results in the validation of the ability of PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information Systems) instruments to detect significant change in disease status, to create a pediatric itch item pool and patient-reported outcomes (PRO) model for signs and symptoms of skin disease, specifically AD, in children of ages 6 months to 17 years. 2. Through the research study to validate PROMIS, the physicians will derive an effective system which optimally and efficiently measures pain, depressive symptoms, anxiety, physical function-mobility, fatigue, peer relationships, psychological stress experiences, stigma, and new itch-specific measures in children ages 5-17 who suffer with moderate to severe AD and children ages 0-17 who suffer from mild AD. 3. By validating PROMIS, physicians and patients can decipher specific environmental stressors and illness flares that are clinically significant in the disease status.

    Time frame: 2 years

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Study locations

1 site
  • Department of Dermatology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Lurie Children's Hospital
    Chicago, Illinois 60611, United States
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Yes

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Oct 9, 2020, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03051347
Responsible party
Amy Paller (Principal Investigator, Northwestern University) — Principal investigator
First posted
Feb 13, 2017
Start date
Sep 2016
Primary completion
Feb 9, 2020
Completion
Jun 30, 2020
Last update
Oct 9, 2020

Study contacts

Amy Paller, MD
principal investigator · Northwestern University and Lurie Children's Hospital Department of Dermatology

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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