About this trial
The goal is the replication of the primary outcome (EASI 75 at week 16) of the Heads Up trial (Blauvelt, A, Teixeira, H, Simpson, E et al (2021) doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2021.3023) and the evaluation of the patient reported outcomes (POEM, DLQI and RECAP) in a head-to-head comparison of upadacitinib versus dupilumab treatment in moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD).
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Chronic AD with onset of symptoms at least 3 years prior to baseline
Meets UK working party criteria
EASI score ≥ 16
≥ 10% body surface area (BSA) of AD involvement at baseline ("therapy start") visit
Disqualifiers
contraindications according to upadacitinib or dupilumab labeling
Trial population
Adult subjects with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis enrolled in the TREATgermany disease registry who are candidates for systemic therapy.
Trial design
Case-control
Retrospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Upadacitinib
Drug30 mg tablet daily
Dupilumab
Biological/Vaccine300 mg injection every other week
Treatment groups
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
POEM
Mean POEM change
Secondary outcomes
DLQI
Mean DLQI change
RECAP
Mean RECAP change
EASI
Mean EASI change
NRS Itch (past 3 days)
Mean NRS Itch (past 3 days) change
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