Improvement in health‐related quality of life and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with alopecia areata randomized to baricitinib or placebo: Results from two international randomized controlled trials
Piraccini B, Ohyama M, Craiglow B, Bewley A, Ding Y, Chen Y, Dutronc Y, Pierce E, Durand F, Mostaghimi A. Improvement in health‐related quality of life and symptoms of anxiety and depression in patients with alopecia areata randomized to baricitinib or placebo: Results from two international randomized controlled trials. JEADV Clinical Practice 2023, 3: 242-248. DOI: 10.1002/jvc2.269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere alopecia areataSymptoms of anxietyHealth-related qualityAlopecia areataWeek 36Hair regrowthAutoimmune hair loss disorderPsychological burdenBackground Alopecia areataProportion of patientsPhase 3 trialSelective Janus kinase 1JAK-2 inhibitorHair loss disorderBaricitinib 2Nonresponder imputationMethods PatientsHADS scoresMore patientsLarge trialsHospital AnxietyDepression ScaleAA symptomsPsychosocial distressAnalysis of covarianceScalp hair regrowth is associated with improvements in health-related quality of life and psychological symptoms in patients with severe alopecia areata: results from two randomized controlled trials
Piraccini B, Ohyama M, Craiglow B, Bewley A, Ding Y, Chen Y, Dutronc Y, Pierce E, Durand F, Mostaghimi A. Scalp hair regrowth is associated with improvements in health-related quality of life and psychological symptoms in patients with severe alopecia areata: results from two randomized controlled trials. Journal Of Dermatological Treatment 2023, 34: 2227299. PMID: 37381691, DOI: 10.1080/09546634.2023.2227299.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere alopecia areataHealth-related qualityHair regrowthAlopecia areataMinimal regrowthBaseline Hospital AnxietyProportion of patientsPhase 3 trialDepression Scale scoresGreater improvementBaricitinib 2Daily placeboMore patientsWeek 36Hospital AnxietyTreatment allocationSkindex-16PatientsScale scoreScore changePsychological symptomsPsychological burdenAreataTrials