TY - JOUR
T1 - Emollients for eczema
AU - Oranje, Arnold P.
AU - de Waard-van der Spek, Flora B.
AU - Ordonez, Clara
AU - De Raeve, Linda
AU - Spierings, Magda
AU - van der Wouden, Johannes C.
PY - 2016/8/31
Y1 - 2016/8/31
N2 - This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of topical application of emollients in eczema. Specifically, we wish to examine: whether application of emollients is enough to control mild eczema; whether application of emollients when used concurrently with active treatments such as topical corticosteroid creams can reduce consumption of topical corticosteroid creams without compromising disease severity; whether the use of emollients inbetween periods of deterioration of eczema helps to prevent future deterioration of eczema; and how different methods of application of emollients influence their efficacy. We will examine: direct application during the day; or after a bath or in spray form; or as a bath emollient. direct application during the day; or after a bath or in spray form; or as a bath emollient.
AB - This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows: To assess the effects of topical application of emollients in eczema. Specifically, we wish to examine: whether application of emollients is enough to control mild eczema; whether application of emollients when used concurrently with active treatments such as topical corticosteroid creams can reduce consumption of topical corticosteroid creams without compromising disease severity; whether the use of emollients inbetween periods of deterioration of eczema helps to prevent future deterioration of eczema; and how different methods of application of emollients influence their efficacy. We will examine: direct application during the day; or after a bath or in spray form; or as a bath emollient. direct application during the day; or after a bath or in spray form; or as a bath emollient.
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U2 - https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008304.pub2
DO - https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008304.pub2
M3 - Article
SN - 1469-493X
VL - 2016
JO - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
JF - Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
IS - 8
M1 - CD008304
ER -