Clinical Outcome Measures

Atopic dermatitis is considered uncontrolled when the ADCT score is at least 7, when a response falls in a shaded scoring area, or when the score increases by at least 5 points. PO-SCORAD ranges from 0 to 103 and categorises disease as mild below 25, moderate above 25 and below 50, and severe above 50. The Atopic Dermatitis Control Tool measures symptom severity, discomfort, sleep impact, daily activity effects, and mood or emotion effects over the previous 7 days. The Patient-Oriented SCORAD evaluates eczema extent, skin dryness, inflammatory signs, itching, and sleep disorders over 2 days. Exploratory clinical comparisons assess disease control and severity at 1, 3, and 6 months. CSS percentage improvement is calculated using the nimodipine method, a standardised clinical efficacy evaluation method commonly used in Chinese stroke research. The Modified Lindmark Rating Scale assesses hand and finger motor and sensory function across 12 items including flexion/extension, thumb-index opposition, grasp patterns, light touch, joint position sense, and finger joint pain, with a maximum score of 34. The Modified Barthel Index measures daily activity independence on a 0 to 100 scale, co…