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ArticleClinical and translational allergy2022

Correlation of the combined symptom and medication score with quality of life, symptom severity and symptom control in allergic rhinoconjunctivitis.

Binoy Palathumpattu, Ursula Pieper-Fürst, Cengizhan Acikel, Hacer Sahin, Silke Allekotte, Jaswinder Singh, Mark Hess, Angelika Sager, Thomas Müller, Ralph Mösges

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Article in Clinical and translational allergy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Binoy PalathumpattuInstitute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology Faculty of Medicine University of Cologne Cologne Germany.
Ursula Pieper-FürstClinCompetence Cologne GmbH Cologne Germany.
Cengizhan AcikelClinCompetence Cologne GmbH Cologne Germany.
Hacer SahinClinCompetence Cologne GmbH Cologne Germany.
Silke AllekotteClinCompetence Cologne GmbH Cologne Germany.
Jaswinder SinghClinCompetence Cologne GmbH Cologne Germany.
Mark HessClinCompetence Cologne GmbH Cologne Germany.
Angelika SagerLETI Pharma GmbH Ismaning Germany.
Thomas MüllerLETI Pharma GmbH Ismaning Germany.
Ralph MösgesInstitute of Medical Statistics and Computational Biology Faculty of Medicine University of Cologne Cologne Germany.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1928-810X
LETI Pharma (Germany) · DEUniversity of Cologne · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology recommended the Combined Symptom and Medication Score (CSMS) as primary endpoint in clinical trials on allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) in allergic rhinoconjunctivitis. Here, the correlation between the CSMS and the validated standardised Rhinoconjunctivitis Quality of Life Questionnaire (RQLQ(S)), Rhinitis Control Assessment Test (RCAT) and Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was analysed. Methods: Two prospective, multicentre, non-interventional studies on tree pollen, grass pollen and house dust mite allergic patients were performed. The first study comprised 167 patients receiving AIT (AIT population), and the second included 56 patients treated with symptomatic medication only (control population). For up to two seasons (pollen)/exposure periods (house dust mites), participants documented their symptoms and medication intake in a CSMS diary, including VAS. In addition, the standardised RQLQ(S) and the RCAT were completed during study visits. Results: Comparison between CSMS and RQLQ(S) revealed a positive correlation in the AIT population ( Conclusion: These results support the assumption that the CSMS correlates with quality of life, symptom severity and symptom control on the one hand, while the moderate strength of correlations on the other hand mirrors distinctions of the CSMS compared to the assessments used here.

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allergen‐specific immunotherapyallergic rhinoconjunctivitisclinical endpointcombined symptom and medication scorecorrelation

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PMCPMC9533220
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