Wearable Skin Sensors to Assess Nocturnal Scratch Behavior
United States23 participantsStarted 2019-04-18
Plain-language summary
Pilot study of flexible and wearable sensor to monitor nocturnal scratching behavior
Who can participate
Age range2 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Participants with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis ages 2 years or older. This will be determined by clinical diagnosis of AD according to the Hanifin and Rajka criteria with a baseline Investigators Global Assessment score of mild (2) or moderate (3)
* Systemic therapy use (e.g. oral corticosteroid, cyclosporine, methotrexate, phototherapy) within 28 days of subject enrollment
* Topical corticosteroid use or topical calcineurin inhibitor use within 14 days of subject enrollment
* Willingness and ability to set up an infrared video camera nightly
* Willing to apply topical crisaborole twice daily to affected atopic dermatitis areas of the body
Exclusion Criteria:
* Active skin or systemic infection
* Inability to operate a smartphone or video camera
* Active atopic dermatitis on he dorsum of the hand or suprasternal notch
What they're measuring
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Percent agreement of scratching between the experimental sensor and the infrared camera