Impact of Crisaborole on Sleep Outcomes in Pediatric Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Atopic Dermatitis

INTRODUCTION: Using data from three clinical trials, the effect of crisaborole treatment on sleep outcomes for pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) and their families was examined. METHODS: This analysis comprised patients aged 2 to < 16 years from the double-blind phase 3 CrisADe CORE 1 (NCT02118766) and CORE 2 (NCT02118792) studies, families of patients aged 2 to < 18 years from CORE 1 and CORE 2, and patients aged 3 months to < 2 years from the open-label phase 4 CrisADe CARE 1 study (NCT03356977), all with mild-to-moderate AD who received crisaborole ointment 2% twice daily for 28 days. Sleep outcomes were assessed via the Children’s Dermatology Life Quality Index and Dermatitis Family Impact questionnaires in CORE 1 and CORE 2 and the Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure questionnaire in CARE 1. RESULTS: In CORE 1 and CORE 2, a significantly lower proportion of crisaborole-treated patients than vehicle-treated patients reported sleep disruption at day 29 (48.5% versus 57.7%, p = 0.001). The proportion of families whose sleep was affected by their child’s AD in the preceding week was also significantly lower in the crisaborole group (35.8% versus 43.1%, p = 0.02) at day 29. At day 29 in CARE 1, the proportion of crisaborole-treated patients who experienced ≥ 1 night of disturbed sleep in the previous week decreased by 32.1% from baseline. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that crisaborole improves sleep outcomes in pediatric patients with mild-to-moderate AD and their families.