The Urticaria Control Test (UCT)
The Urticaria Control Test (UCT)
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Description
The Urticaria Control Test (UCT) is a validated, easy to use questionnaire to determine disease control in patients with chronic urticaria of all subforms (spontaneous and inducible). The UCT is designed as a retrospective instrument and may be applied and evaluated quickly and easily during patient consultations.
The UCT was developed by a Charité team of scientists led by Dr. Karsten Weller and Dr. Marcus Maurer. Briefly, after a set of potential UCT items was developed, item evaluation and reduction were performed by means of impact analysis, regression analysis, and by checking for face validity. In addition, the items of the final UCT were tested for their validity and reliability during a validation study.
Quick Facts UCT:
Number of items: 4
Suited for: Adults (≥18 years old) with chronic urticaria of all subforms (spontaneous and inducible)
Assessment: retrospectively (recall period: 4 weeks)
Scoring: easy sum scoring, scoring template available
Cutoff-value: 12 points (<12 points indicate poorly controlled urticaria)
Copyright: Moxie GmbH (www.moxie-gmbh.de)
Terms of use: Free for routine clinical use and non-commercial research, fee for use in clinical trials/commercial research
Reference:
Weller, K., Groffik, A., Church, M. K., Hawro, T., Krause, K., Metz, M., Martus, P., Casale, T., Staubach, P., and Maurer, M.: Development and validation of the urticaria control test – a patient reported outcome instrument for assessing urticaria control. J. Allergy Clin. Immunol. 2014: 133; 1365-72
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