Journal article
Skin care interventions in infants for preventing eczema and food allergy
MM Kelleher, S Cro, V Cornelius, KC Lodrup Carlsen, HO Skjerven, EM Rehbinder, AJ Lowe, E Dissanayake, N Shimojo, K Yonezawa, Y Ohya, K Yamamoto-Hanada, K Morita, E Axon, C Surber, M Cork, A Cooke, L Tran, E Van Vogt, J Schmitt Show all
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews | Cochrane Collaboration | Published : 2021
Abstract
Background: Eczema and food allergy are common health conditions that usually begin in early childhood and often occur together in the same people. They can be associated with an impaired skin barrier in early infancy. It is unclear whether trying to prevent or reverse an impaired skin barrier soon after birth is effective in preventing eczema or food allergy. Objectives: Primary objective. To assess effects of skin care interventions, such as emollients, for primary prevention of eczema and food allergy in infants. Secondary objective. To identify features of study populations such as age, hereditary risk, and adherence to interventions that are associated with the greatest treatment benefi..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), UK The NIHR, UK, is the largest single funder of Cochrane Skin. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), UK MK was supported by a Transitional Research Fellowship. This funding provides for her salary, University support (University of Nottingham and Imperial College London) and statistical support from authors EA and VC. The National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), UK This paper presents independent research funded by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) under its Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme (Grant Reference Number PB-PG-0317-20028). The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care. The grant was awarded to author RJB (Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust) and provided support for SC and LT.