A study to describe the characteristics of patients treated with apremilast for plaque psoriasis in Italian routine clinical practiceDARWIN
Study Details
The DARWIN study is an Italian multicenter, observational, cross-sectional study involving both a primary data collection (at enrollment visit) and secondary use of data (retrospective observation period). DARWIN will describe patients’ characteristics in Italian routine clinical practice as well as the medication utilization patterns, including needs and benefits form the patient’s perspective.
Protocol Summary
Mean age of the patients treated with apremilast
Timeframe: At treatment initiation (retrospective analysis, about 6 (+/-1) months prior enrolment)
Gender frequency of the patients treated with apremilast
Timeframe: At treatment initiation (retrospective analysis, about 6 (+/-1) months prior prior enrolment)
Mean body weight of the patients treated with apremilast
Timeframe: At treatment initiation (retrospective analysis, about 6 (+/-1) months prior prior enrolment)
Mean body mass index of the patients treated with apremilast
Timeframe: At treatment initiation (retrospective analysis, about 6 (+/-1) months prior prior enrolment)
Mean blood pressure of the patients treated with apremilast
Timeframe: At treatment initiation (retrospective analysis, about 6 (+/-1) months prior prior enrolment)
Mean duration of psoriatic disease of the patients treated with apremilast
Timeframe: At treatment initiation (retrospective analysis, about 6 (+/-1) months prior prior enrolment)
Mean Psoriasis area severity index score of the patients treated with apremilast
Timeframe: At treatment initiation (retrospective analysis, about 6 (+/-1) months prior prior enrolment)
Mean Body surface area of the patients treated with apremilast
Timeframe: At treatment initiation (retrospective analysis, about 6 (+/-1) months prior prior enrolment)
Mean Physician global assessment (PGA) score of the patients treated with apremilast
Timeframe: At treatment initiation (retrospective analysis, about 6 (+/-1) months prior prior enrolment)
Frequency of previous antipsoriatic treatments in the patients treated with apremilast
Timeframe: At treatment initiation (retrospective analysis, about 6 (+/-1) months prior prior enrolment)
Reasons for discontinuation of previous antipsoriatic treatments in the patients treated with apremilast
Timeframe: At treatment initiation (retrospective analysis, about 6 (+/-1) months prior prior enrolment)
Proportion of participants receiving apremilast at enrollment visit
Timeframe: Up to approximately 7 months after treatment initiation
Apremilast treatment duration
Timeframe: Up to approximately 7 months after treatment initiation
Change from baseline in Body Surface Area (BSA)
Timeframe: Up to approximately 7 months after treatment initiation
Change from baseline in the Physician Global Assessment (PGA) Score
Timeframe: Up to approximately 7 months after treatment initiation
Change from baseline in the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) score
Timeframe: Up to approximately 7 months after treatment initiation
Proportions of patients achieving PGA score 0 or 1
Timeframe: Up to approximately 7 months after treatment initiation
Proportions of patients achieving DLQI score ≤5
Timeframe: Up to approximately 7 months after treatment initiation
Proportions of patients achieving ≥4 points improvement in DLQI score
Timeframe: Up to approximately 7 months after treatment initiation
Adverse Events (AEs)
Timeframe: Up to approximately 7 months after treatment initiation
Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire for Medication (TSQM) outcome score
Timeframe: Up to approximately 7 months after treatment initiation
Patient Benefit Index for Skin Diseases Score (standard version) (PBI-S) outcome score
Timeframe: Up to approximately 7 months after treatment initiation