| Title: |
Weekly versus daily bathing for people with eczema:results of the Eczema Bathing online randomized controlled trial |
| Authors: |
Bradshaw, Lucy E; Howells, Laura M.; Muller, Ingrid; Mitchell, Eleanor J.; Ridd, Matthew J; Thomas, Kim S.; al, et |
| Source: |
Bradshaw, L E, Howells, L M, Muller, I, Mitchell, E J, Ridd, M J, Thomas, K S & al, E 2026, 'Weekly versus daily bathing for people with eczema : results of the Eczema Bathing online randomized controlled trial', British Journal of Dermatology, vol. 194, no. 3, ljaf417, pp. 450-460. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf417 |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Collection: |
University of Bristol: Bristol Reserach |
| Description: |
Background : Questions about washing are a high priority for people with eczema (syn. atopic dermatitis, atopic eczema) but are rarely the focus of randomised controlled trials (RCTs). Objectives : To assess the impact of weekly bathing compared to daily bathing in people with eczema in the first of a series of eczema citizen science online trials in the United Kingdom. Methods : Pragmatic, two-arm, parallel-group superiority RCT. People with self-reported eczema aged ≥1 were eligible, excluding those with very mild eczema (Patient Orientated Eczema Measure (POEM) score ≤ 2). Participants were allocated (1:1) using minimisation, balancing on eczema severity (POEM), age and usual method of bathing, to either the weekly bathing group (bath or shower once or twice a week) or the daily bathing group (≥6 times a week) for 4 weeks. Participants were not blinded to their allocation. Primary outcome was participant reported eczema symptoms collected weekly over four weeks using POEM (range 0 to 28, higher scores more severe). Results : 438 people with eczema (108 aged |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/pmid/41208015; info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/hdl/https://hdl.handle.net/1983/748fdea7-823f-4ced-b845-b7c870049ace |
| DOI: |
10.1093/bjd/ljaf417 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/1983/748fdea7-823f-4ced-b845-b7c870049ace; https://research-information.bris.ac.uk/en/publications/748fdea7-823f-4ced-b845-b7c870049ace; https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf417 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.5379F8B7 |
| Database: |
BASE |