TY - JOUR AU - Ridd, Matthew J. AU - Redmond, Niamh M. AU - Hollinghurst, Sandra AU - Ball, Nicola AU - Shaw, Lindsay AU - Guy, Richard AU - Wilson, Victoria AU - Metcalfe, Chris AU - Purdy, Sarah PY - 2015 DA - 2015/07/15 TI - Choice of Moisturiser for Eczema Treatment (COMET): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial JO - Trials SP - 304 VL - 16 IS - 1 AB - Eczema is common in children and in the UK most cases are managed in primary care. The foundation of all treatment is the regular use of leave-on emollients to preserve and restore moisture to the skin. This not only improves comfort but may also reduce the need for rescue treatment for ‘flares’, such as topical corticosteroids. However, clinicians can prescribe many different types of emollient and there is a paucity of evidence to guide this choice. One reason for this may be the challenges of conducting a clinical trial: are parents or carers of young children willing to be randomly allocated an emollient and followed up for a meaningful amount of time? SN - 1745-6215 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-015-0830-y DO - 10.1186/s13063-015-0830-y ID - Ridd2015 ER -