Matthew J Ridd, Sian Wells, Stephanie J MacNeill, Emily Sanderson, Douglas Webb, Jonathan Banks, Eileen Sutton, Alison Rg Shaw, Zoe Wilkins, Julie Clayton, Amanda Roberts, Kirsty Garfield, Lyn Liddiard, Tiffany J Barrett, J Athene Lane, Helen Baxter, Laura Howells, Jodi Taylor, Alastair D Hay, Hywel C Williams, Kim S Thomas, Miriam Santer
BACKGROUND: Emollients are recommended for children with eczema (atopic eczema/dermatitis). A lack of head-to-head comparisons of the effectiveness and acceptability of the different types of emollients has resulted in a 'trial and error' approach to prescribing. OBJECTIVE: To compare the effectiveness and acceptability of four commonly used types of emollients for the treatment of childhood eczema. DESIGN: Four group, parallel, individually randomised, superiority randomised clinical trials with a nested qualitative study, completed in 2021...
October 2023: Health Technology Assessment: HTA