This is a decentralized study designed to describe the real-world effectiveness, safety, and patterns of use of dupilumab in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU). This study will be conducted in the United States and will collect data available from participants' medical files, other items routinely collected during disease management in clinical practice, and patient-reported outcomes related to disease, work productivity, quality of life, and CSU-related hospitalizations. Participation in this study is the patient's own choice and is entirely voluntary. The treating physician prescribes dupilumab treatment as part of routine care, independently of the study. Once the decision to prescribe dupilumab is made by the treating physician, patients can self-screen and will be contacted by the Virtual Research Coordination Center to determine potential study eligibility. Patients will be enrolled if they provide an informed consent and meet all inclusion criteria and none of the exclusion criteria. The duration of the study for each participant is 24 months. All patients will be followed for 24 months or until death, loss to follow-up, or withdrawal, whichever occurs first.
Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment
400
This study will not administer any treatment, only observe the treatment as prescribed in real world clinical practice.
Virtual Research Coordination Center
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
RECRUITINGSummary of Sociodemographic Characteristics
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, including but not limited to month and year of birth, age, sex, race, ethnicity, IgE levels, employment status, height, weight, and smoking status will be collected.
Time frame: Baseline
Summary of Medical History of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU)
Medical history of CSU, including but not limited to CSU status and CSU treatment history will be collected.
Time frame: Baseline
Summary of Type of Baseline Comorbidities
Type of baseline comorbidities including atopic and non-atopic will be collected.
Time frame: Baseline
Summary of Type of Concomitant Medication
Type of concomitant medication will be collected.
Time frame: Baseline
Summary of Healthcare Provider Specialties
Healthcare practitioner's information (related to CSU treatment) and specialty (example, dermatology physician, dermatology nurse practitioner, dermatology physician assistant, allergy/immunology physician, allergy/immunology nurse practitioner, allergy/immunology physician assistant) will be collected.
Time frame: Baseline
Summary of Dupilumab Dosing Regimen
Summary of dupilumab dosing regimen, duration of treatment, time to discontinuation and other discontinuation details, and treatment modifications/interruptions and reasons will be collected.
Time frame: Baseline
Summary of Treatments Used After Discontinuation
Summary of treatments used after discontinuation will be collected.
Time frame: Baseline
Summary of Participants Re-treated with Dupilumab and Reason
Summary of participants re-treated with dupilumab and reason will be collected.
Time frame: Baseline
Change from Baseline in Disease Activity
Change from baseline in disease activity as assessed by Urticaria Activity Score over 7 days (UAS7) and Urticaria Control Test (UCT) scores.
Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months
Dupilumab Treatment Details: Summary of Participants who Achieve Response Thresholds
Summary of participants who achieve response thresholds, including onset of response, peak response, recapture response will be collected to evaluate the real-world long-term effectiveness of dupilumab for the treatment of CSU.
Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months
Dupilumab Treatment Details: Summary of Participants who Achieve Disease Control Thresholds
Summary of participants who achieve disease control thresholds will be collected to evaluate the real-world long-term effectiveness of dupilumab for the treatment of CSU.
Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months
Dupilumab Treatment Details: Durability of Response During and After Discontinuation of Dupilumab
Durability of response will be assessed by using Urticaria Activity Score over 7 days (UAS7). It is based on scoring wheals (hive severity score) and itch (itch severity score) separately on a scale of 0 (no signs/symptoms) to 3 (intense signs/symptoms) over 7 days. The final score is calculated by adding together the daily scores, which can range from 0 to 6, for 7 days. This results in a maximum total score of 42, and a minimum possible score of 0.
Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months
Dupilumab Treatment Details: Duration of Disease Control
Duration of disease control prior to and after discontinuation of dupilumab will be assessed.
Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months
Change from Baseline in Chronic Urticaria Quality of Life Questionnaire (CU-Q2oL) for Adult Participants
The CU-Q2oL is a patient-reported outcome measure designed to assess the impact of chronic urticaria on various aspects of a patient's life. It includes questions that evaluate physical symptoms, emotional well-being, daily activities, sleep quality, and treatment satisfaction. Responses are scored on a 5-point Likert scale, reflecting the overall QoL impairment, with higher scores indicating greater negative impact.
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Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months
Change from Baseline in Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) for Participants 16 years of Age or Older
The DLQI is a 10-question, patient-reported outcome measure designed to assess the impact of skin diseases on the QoL.24 It covers domains such as symptoms, emotional well-being, leisure activities, school performance, personal relationships, and treatment burden. Each question is scored from 0 to 3, with a total score ranging from 0 to 30, where higher scores indicate greater impairment.
Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months
Change from Baseline in Children's Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI) for Participants 15 Years of Age or Younger
The CDLQI is a 10-question, patient-reported outcome measure designed to assess the impact of skin diseases on the QoL.24 It covers domains such as symptoms, emotional well-being, leisure activities, school performance, personal relationships, , and treatment burden. Each question is scored from 0 to 3, with a total score ranging from 0 to 30, where higher scores indicate greater impairment.
Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months
Change from Baseline in Work Productivity and Activity Impairment: Chronic urticaria (WPAI:CU) for Adult Participants
The WPAI:CU is a 6-item PRO instrument that measures the effect of a condition on productivity during work and regular activities in the 7 days prior to completion. The instrument comprises 4 domains: absenteeism, presenteeism, overall work impairment, and activity impairment due to chronic urticaria. WPAI:CU outcomes are expressed as impairment percentages, with higher numbers indicating greater impairment and less productivity.
Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months
Change from Baseline in Treatment satisfaction (TSQM-9) for Adult Participants
The TSQM-9 is a 9-item PRO measure designed to evaluate satisfaction with medication across 3 domains: effectiveness, side effects, and convenience.27 It uses a 5- or 7-point Likert scale to score responses, which are then transformed to a 0-100 scale, with higher scores indicating greater satisfaction.
Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months
CSU-related Hospitalization
CSU-related hospitalization including number of hospital visits, number of emergency department visits, number of specialist visits will be collected.
Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months
Number of Particiapants Experiencing Adverse Events
Number of participants experiencing AEs will be assessed.
Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months
Number of Participants Experiencing Serious Adverse Events (SAEs)
Number of participants experiencing SAEs will be assessed.
Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months
Number of Participants Experiencing Adverse Events of Special Interest (AESI)
Number of participants experiencing AESI will be assessed.
Time frame: Baseline to up to 24 months