How prominent are patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials of dermatological treatments?

• Published in: British journal of dermatology (1951) Vol. 159; no. 5; pp. 1152 - 1159
• Main Authors: Townshend, A.P., Chen, C-M., Williams, H.C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.11.2008; Blackwell
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; clinical trials; data reporting; Dermatologic Agents - therapeutic use; Dermatology; Humans; Medical sciences; Outcome Assessment (Health Care) - methods; Patient Participation; patient-reported outcomes; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Research Design; Skin Diseases - drug therapy; Treatment Outcome; Human; patient-reported outcomes; Prognosis; Treatment; Dermatology; data reporting; Clinical trial; clinical trials

Summary Background  Assessment of symptoms or disease improvement by study participants is an important aspect of assessing new dermatological therapies in clinical trials, especially for chronic skin diseases that lack objective severity markers. Objectives  We sought to determine the frequency and...