Silk garments plus standard care compared with standard care for treating eczema in children: A randomised, controlled, observer-blind, pragmatic trial (CLOTHES Trial).

<h4>Background</h4>The role of clothing in the management of eczema (also called atopic dermatitis or atopic eczema) is poorly understood. This trial evaluated the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of silk garments (in addition to standard care) for the management of eczema in childre...

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Main Authors: Kim S Thomas, Lucy E Bradshaw, Tracey H Sach, Jonathan M Batchelor, Sandra Lawton, Eleanor F Harrison, Rachel H Haines, Amina Ahmed, Hywel C Williams, Taraneh Dean, Nigel P Burrows, Ian Pollock, Joanne Llewellyn, Clare Crang, Jane D Grundy, Juliet Guiness, Andrew Gribbin, Eleanor J Mitchell, Fiona Cowdell, Sara J Brown, Alan A Montgomery, UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network’s CLOTHES Trial Team
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-04-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002280