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. 2022 Mar 11;2022(3):CD013130. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013130.pub2

NCT03585946.

Study name Outcomes in Stevens Johnsons syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis
Methods Observational Model: cohort
Time Perspective: prospective
Participants 750 participants
18 years of age and older  
Sampling Method: non‐probability sample
Study Population
Adults hospitalised with a diagnosis of Stevens Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis confirmed by examination of a dermatologist and/or skin biopsy plus described appropriate clinical findings (epidermal necrosis plus 2 involved mucosal surfaces) presenting within 1 week of disease onset
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
  • A diagnosis of Stevens Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis confirmed by examination of a dermatologist and/or skin biopsy plus described appropriate clinical findings (epidermal necrosis plus 2 involved mucosal surfaces) presenting within 1 week of disease onset


Exclusion Criteria:
  • Pregnancy

  • Age < 18 years

  • Decisional impairment

  • Incarceration

  • Onset of skin separation > 7 d

Interventions Cyclosporin
Intravenous Immunoglobulin
Etanercept
Steroids
Drug: site‐specific standard‐of‐care comparison
Patient outcomes will be assessed and compared based on the medication they receive, which will be assigned based on the standard of care at each enrolling site.
Outcomes Primary Outcome Measures
Per cent of deaths in each group
Days until no new lesions arise from time of initiation of therapy
Days until skin has completely healed
Time from hospital admission to discharge
  1. Mortality [ Time Frame: 3 years ]

  2. Time to cessation of new lesion formation [ Time Frame: 3 years ]

  3. Time to re‐epithelialisation [ Time Frame: 3 years ]

  4. Hospital length of stay [ Time Frame: 3 years ]

Starting date 1 September 2018
Contact information Daniela Kroshinsky, Associate Professor of Dermatology, Massachusetts General Hospital
Notes Estimated Study Completion Date: 31 August 2021

C0: conventionally measured trough level
C2: cyclosporin levels at 2 hours postdose
G‐CSF: granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor
IL‐15: interleukin‐15
SJS/TEN: Stevens‐Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis
WBC: white blood cell