The surgery is taking part in an Eczema research study.
Eczema Bathing Study – how often should we bathe?
Study summary
The Eczema Bathing Study is part of the Rapid Eczema Trials project. We hope to answer many questions about how to manage eczema through this project. People with eczema are helping to design and run these studies. This means that the project will answer important questions for people with eczema.
In the Eczema Bathing Study we will test how often people with eczema should have a bath or a shower to best manage their eczema. People will join the study by signing up on the study’s website. They will give information about their eczema and how they usually bathe. For this study, bathing means taking a bath or a shower. They will then be put into one of two groups by a computer. One group will be asked to have a bath or shower no more than 1 or 2 times a week (weekly bathing). The other group will be asked to have a bath or shower 6 or more times a week (daily bathing). People will be asked to follow this advice for four weeks. They will be asked to complete some questions, sent to them by email/text message each week. People can take part from home (within the UK) and do not need to travel.
People aged 1 year or older, who have eczema, can join the study. We are encouraging people from all different backgrounds to take part. People can sign up on the study website: https://rapideczematrials.org/eczema-bathing-study/
For more information, click on the link below.
Rapid Eczema Bathing Study Poster
The practice will identify patients who are eligible for the study and those patients will be contacted in due course.
