Active clinical trials for "Eczema"

Allergies are increasing worldwide affecting 30-40% of the population. Among this, Atopic Dermatitis (AD) is the earliest and the most common manifestation of allergic diseases (prevalence 20%). Recent studies have shown that allergies were associated with a disruption of the gut microbial 'balance' suggesting that the use of nutritional intervention very early in life may restore an optimal pattern of microflora aiming at improving the host's health. So far, most human intervention studies have mainly focused on improving postnatal infant colonization. Our study will test the hypothesis that a maternal antenatal prebiotics (GOS/inulin) supplementation may be superior to placebo for AD prevention in high-risk children.

Atopic dermatitis represents a real challenge in public health as it affects a large percentage of children and adults. Affected individuals must cope with a significant psychosocial burden, in addition to dealing with the medical aspects of the disease. The purpose of this exploratory study is to collect clinical severity AD data, using PO-SCORAD (self-assessment by the subjects), SCORAD evolution, instrumental measurements and treatment follow up of subjects. The future objective is to develop a personalised prediction model of AD flares in order to improve management of AD by more accurate severity evaluations by the subject and the physician. Development of a method of early detection of flares will open new treatment pathways for AD management.

The eyelids are particularly susceptible to eczema. Eyelid eczemas also called palpebral eczema, are a common condition that causes the skin on or around the eyelid to become dry, itchy, and irritated. The study aims at evaluating the ocular and peri-ocular tolerance and the efficacy of the investigational product under normal conditions of use in participants with a palpebral eczema ground. This open-labeled, multicentric study was conducted under dermatological and ophthalmological control in Caucasian subjects over 18 years of age, of all skin types and having a sensitive skin, especially on eye contour. The investigational product was to be applied twice daily on eyes contour for 4 weeks.

The study is a prospective birth cohort study and the purpose is to describe the status of maternal key nutrients(eg. folate and vitamin D) supplementation among pregnancies at early gestation in Shanghai, to find out the association between the level of serum key nutrients and atopic dermatitis (AD) in offsprings during 6 months.

This is designated to validate patient-reported outcomes (PRO) measures in itch-specific pediatric skin conditions, such as atopic dermatitis, and examine the ability of a modified stigma instrument to assess the severity and type of stigma experienced in atopic dermatitis and other potentially stigmatizing conditions.

Although some causal factors in allergy development such as allergen exposure and environmental pollution have decreased during recent years, the incidence of the allergic diseases has increased in the Western world. Since the genetic predisposition to develop allergies cannot change in such a short time it is conceivable that, instead of the emerging of some new and unknown risk factors, some protective factors seem to have disappeared in the Western world. Allergic disease is a tendency to develop allergies to allergens in the surrounding environment. The most common symptoms are eczema and food allergy in the early life, bronchial asthma (AB) later in childhood and allergic rhino conjunctivitis (ARC) during school age and adolescence, the so-called allergic march. Some person may develop only one, but others some or all of the symptoms. Inheritance, environment and allergen exposure are important factors affecting this march but there are important factors that predict later development of diseases. Sensitization to egg (positive skin prick test or specific IgE to egg in the serum) combined with skin problems in infancy predispose strongly to the development of allergic asthma in later life. The purpose of this work is to supply children with early development of IgE associated eczema and food allergy with omega-3 LCPUFA before the age of 12 months and assess the effect of the supplementation on the future development of skin symptoms, food allergy, sensitisation against inhalant allergens and asthma in these children. We will also assess immunological markers of Th2-skewed immunity in relation to clinical effect of the supplementation. Families with children younger than 12 months referred to the paediatric department at Linköping University Hospital, Motala, Norrköping and Jönköping Hospitals in the South East of Sweden, with the diagnosis IgE associated eczema and sensitised against food allergens (egg, milk, wheat and/or soya) will be invited to participate in this study. Clinical examination by a paediatrician and assessment of disease severity with SCORAD will be performed by a research nurse at inclusion. The children will be assessed every six months by a nurse until 2.5 years of age and by a paediatrician at 3 years of age. Later clinical assessment will be performed yearly until age 7.

Dry skin is a physiological condition and is characterized in contrast to greasy skin by roughness, desquamation and lack of brightness of the skin surface. Subjectively, feelings of tension, burning and itching can occur. Dry skin needs special care due to its structural and functional characteristics.We monitor an application test the Dermatocosmetics Oilatum Physiogel AI Lotion and Physiogel Lotion. This is to be accomplished with patients having dry skin. The influence on the roughness of skin, desquamation, feeling of tingle, burning and itching should be documented. If sleep quality is disturbed by tingle or itch, this will be monitored, too.

The purpose of this research is to study the sleep patterns of people with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis and how itching affects those patterns. This study will also measure your body's activity during sleep using non-invasive tests described below.

The primary goal of the study is to investigate the impact of a common genetic polymorphism in a histamine detoxification enzyme that may well have a common role in regulating the expression of atopic dermatitis (AD) and other related atopic diseases in children.

Atopic dermatitis is a chronic skin disease with pruritus as one of its main features. Because of the symptomatic nature of their condition, pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis may preferentially seek care in the subspecialty dermatology clinic while falling behind in visits to their primary care provider. This cross-sectional study in patients attending the Dermatology Clinic at Children's Hospital of Wisconsin will screen for common conditions associated with atopic dermatitis and subsequently treat or refer patients for appropriate care. The investigators hypothesize that Milwaukee County pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis will have a high prevalence of asthma needing treatment, missed immunizations requiring catch-up, and vitamin D deficiency necessitating replacement therapy.