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for the next HOME meeting (HOME XII)

The next HOME meeting - revisiting the HOME core outcome set - will be held in London, UK on 
3rd-4th June 2026.

The agenda is now confirmed and is avaliable here: HOME XII agenda (PDF) along with directions to the evening reception.

More information and how to book is available here.

Please note: places at the HOME XII meeting are limited to 60 people due to constraints of the venue. If you would like to attend, please register as soon as possible.

HOME Core Outcome Set

HOME Core Outcome Set

 

Core Outcome Set (COS) and core outcome instruments (for clinical trials)

  1. Clinical signs: Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI)
  2. Patient-reported symptoms: Patient-oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) and NRS-11 for peak itch over past 24 hours)
  3. Long term control: (Recap of Atopic Eczema (RECAP) or Atopic Dermatitis Control Tool (ADCT) 
  4. Quality of Life: DLQI (adults), CDLQI (children), IDQoL (infants).

Get involved

Join us Follow usAnyone with an interest in atopic eczema outcomes can join HOME.

 

Joint chairs of HOME

EricEric Simpson, USA
ChristianChristian Apfelbacher, Germany
 

Hywel talks about the Core Outcome set

When referencing the HOME core outcome set, please cite this paper:

The HOME Core outcome set for clinical trials of atopic dermatitis
Hywel C Williams, Jochen Schmitt, Kim S Thomas, Phyllis Spuls, Eric L Simpson, Christian J Apfelbacher, Joanne R Chalmers, Masutaka Furue, Norito Katoh, Louise A Gerbens, Yael A Leshem, Laura Howells, Jasvinder A Singh, Maarten Boars, HOME initiative
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2022 Jun;149(6):1899-1911. doi: 10.1016\j.jaci.2022.03.017 EPub 2022 Mar 26

 

More about the HOME initiative


About HOME

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Patient Associations

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HOME - Harmonising Outcome Measures for Eczema

Centre of Evidence Based Dermatology
University of Nottingham
King's Meadow Campus
Lenton Lane, Nottingham
NG7 2NR, UK

Telephone: +44 115 8232435
Fax: +44 115 8468618
Email: HOME@nottingham.ac.uk