NCT07142993

Social Media Follow-up Nursing for Atopic Dermatitis

Impact of Social Media-Based Networked Follow-up Nursing Intervention on Itch Severity and Self-care Ability in Patients With Atopic Dermatitis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: The First Hospital of Hebei Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness of a social media-based (WeChat) networked nursing follow-up intervention compared to conventional nursing care for patients with atopic dermatitis. The study aims to determine the impact of the intervention on itch severity, skin condition, and self-care ability over a 6-month period.

Detailed description

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic, relapsing inflammatory skin disease that requires long-term management. Traditional outpatient care is often insufficient for managing the chronic nature of the disease. This study explores the effects of social media-based networked follow-up nursing interventions, leveraging popular platforms like WeChat to provide continuous support, personalized care plans, remote monitoring, and health education. This study prospectively enrolled and randomized 100 patients with AD into two groups: a research group receiving the social media-based intervention and a control group receiving conventional nursing care. The primary objective is to compare the differences in itch severity, eczema area and severity index (EASI), overall disease assessment (IGA), and self-care ability between the two groups from baseline to 6 months post-intervention. The study aims to provide evidence for social media-based nursing as an effective adjunctive management strategy for improving outcomes in patients with atopic dermatitis.

Conditions

• Atopic Dermatitis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Social Media-Based Nursing Intervention	A structured nursing follow-up program delivered through a WeChat group. The program included regular sharing of educational content (articles, videos), personalized care advice, remote photo-based monitoring by medical staff, and peer support within the group. The intervention was managed by a dedicated team of dermatologists and nurses.
BEHAVIORAL	Conventional Nursing Care	A standard care follow-up protocol involving verbal education at discharge, provision of printed health materials, and proactive weekly telephone calls to monitor the patient's condition, correct improper self-care actions, and encourage clinic visits if necessary.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-05-01
• Primary completion: 2024-05-01
• Completion: 2024-05-01
• First posted: 2025-08-27
• Last updated: 2025-08-27

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China