Identifying Atopic Dermatitis Patients at Risk for Developing Conjunctivitis During Dupilumab Treatment
- Conditions
- Atopic Dermatitis
- Registration Number
- NCT04276623
- Lead Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
- Brief Summary
- Study on ophthalmological comorbidities and the underlying pathomechanisms of conjunctivitis during dupilumab treatment in atopic dermatitis (AD) patients. Patients participate in the Bioday Registry. 
- Detailed Description
- Not available 
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 150
- Adult patients with atopic dermatitis indicated for dupilumab, without current use of oral immunosuppressive treatment .
- Treatment with oral or ocular immunosuppressive drugs 2 weeks prior to start of dupilumab treatment
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
- Name - Time - Method - Relationship between goblet cell density and the risk of conjunctivitis - change of goblet cell density between baseline, 4 weeks and 28 weeks after start dupilumab, at the moment of the development of eye symptoms, 4 weeks after ocular treatment - Establish the relationship between goblet cell densitiy and the risk of conjunctivitis during dupilumab treatment in AD patients. Goblet cell density will determined by counting the goblet cells. The amount of goblet cells will be compared at different time points. Goblet cells will be collected using Impression Cytology of the conjunctiva and will be stained directly. - Relationship between goblet cell density and the incidence of conjunctivitis over time - change of goblet cell density between baseline, 4 weeks and 28 weeks after start dupilumab, at the moment of the development of eye symptoms, 4 weeks after ocular treatment - Establish the relationship between goblet cell densitiy and the incidence of conjunctivitis during dupilumab treatment in AD patients. Goblet cell density will determined by counting the goblet cells. The amount of goblet cells will be compared at different time points. Goblet cells will be collected using Impression Cytology of the conjunctiva and will be stained directly. 
- Secondary Outcome Measures
- Name - Time - Method - Optimal treatment of conjunctivitis - at the moment of the development of eye symptoms, 4 weeks after ocular treatment - Establish the most optimal treatment of conjunctivitis during dupilumab treatment. Ophthalmological examination will be compared at all time points to determine if the prescribed therapy is effective and optimal. - Conjunctival changes during dupilumab treatment using Impression Cytology - baseline, 4 weeks and 28 weeks after start dupilumab, at the moment of the development of eye symptoms, 4 weeks after ocular treatment - Better understanding of conjunctival changes using Impression Cytology of the conjunctiva, collected at different time points during treatment with dupilumab in AD patients 
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Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
- University Medical Center Utrecht 🇳🇱- Utrecht, Netherlands University Medical Center Utrecht🇳🇱Utrecht, NetherlandsM S de Bruin-Weller, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorR E Achten, MDSub Investigator
