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Development and Validation of a Symptom-Based Activity Index for Adults With Eosinophilic Esophagitis

Abstract

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Standardized instruments are needed to assess the activity of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and to provide end points for clinical trials and observational studies. We aimed to develop and validate a patient-reported outcome (PRO) instrument and score, based on items that could account for variations in patient assessments of disease severity. We also evaluated relationships between patient assessment of disease severity and …

Authors

Schoepfer AM; Straumann A; Panczak R; Coslovsky M; Kuehni CE; Maurer E; Haas NA; Romero Y; Hirano I; Alexander JA

Journal

Gastroenterology, Vol. 147, No. 6, pp. 1255–1266.e21

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

12 2014

DOI

10.1053/j.gastro.2014.08.028

ISSN

0016-5085