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Bath additives for the treatment of childhood eczema (BATHE): protocol for multicentre parallel group randomised trial.

AbstractINTRODUCTION:
Bath emollients are widely prescribed for childhood eczema, yet evidence of their benefits over direct application of emollients is lacking. Objectives To determine the clinical and cost-effectiveness of adding bath emollient to the standard management of eczema in children
METHODS AND ANALYSIS:
DESIGN:
Pragmatic open 2-armed parallel group randomised controlled trial.
SETTING:
General practitioner (GP) practices in England and Wales.
PARTICIPANTS:
Children aged over 12 months and less than 12 years with eczema, excluding inactive or very mild eczema (5 or less on Nottingham Eczema Severity Scale).
INTERVENTIONS:
Children will be randomised to either bath emollients plus standard eczema care or standard eczema care only.
OUTCOME MEASURES:
Primary outcome is long-term eczema severity, measured by the Patient-Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) repeated weekly for 16 weeks. Secondary outcomes include: number of eczema exacerbations resulting in healthcare consultations over 1 year; eczema severity over 1 year; disease-specific and generic quality of life; medication use and healthcare resource use; cost-effectiveness. Aiming to detect a mean difference between groups of 2.0 (SD 7.0) in weekly POEM scores over 16 weeks (significance 0.05, power 0.9), allowing for 20% loss to follow-up, gives a total sample size of 423 children. We will use repeated measures analysis of covariance, or a mixed model, to analyse weekly POEM scores. We will control for possible confounders, including baseline eczema severity and child's age. Cost-effectiveness analysis will be carried out from a National Health Service (NHS) perspective.
ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION:
This protocol was approved by Newcastle and North Tyneside 1 NRES committee 14/NE/0098. Follow-up will be completed in 2017. Findings will be disseminated to participants and carers, the public, dermatology and primary care journals, guideline developers and decision-makers.
TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER:
ISRCTN84102309.
AuthorsMiriam Santer, Kate Rumsby, Matthew J Ridd, Nick A Francis, Beth Stuart, Maria Chorozoglou, Wendy Wood, Amanda Roberts, Kim S Thomas, Hywel C Williams, Paul Little
JournalBMJ open (BMJ Open) Vol. 5 Issue 10 Pg. e009575 (Nov 01 2015) ISSN: 2044-6055 [Electronic] England
PMID26525422 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
CopyrightPublished by the BMJ Publishing Group Limited. For permission to use (where not already granted under a licence) please go to http://www.bmj.com/company/products-services/rights-and-licensing/
Chemical References
  • Emollients
Topics
  • Baths
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Clinical Protocols
  • Eczema (therapy)
  • Emollients (pharmacology, therapeutic use)
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Quality of Life
  • Research Design
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Skin (drug effects, pathology)
  • Standard of Care

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