Supporting self-care for eczema in the community: the Eczema Care Online research programme including two RCTs

Authors: Ingrid Muller, Beth Stuart, Tracey Sach, Lucy Yardley, Kate Greenwell, Taeko Becque, Paul Leighton, Laura Howells, Jane Harvey, Julie Hooper, Mary Steele, Katy Sivyer, Daniela Ghio, Emma Teasdale, Emma Axon, Stephanie Lax, Holly Clarke, Mary Onoja, Amina Ahmed, Gareth Griffiths, Hayden Kirk, Sinead Langan, Sandra Lawton, Paul Little, Matthew Ridd, Amanda Roberts, Hywel C Williams, Kim S Thomas, Miriam Santer

Source: Programme Grants for Applied Research, Vol 13, Iss 03 (2025)

Subject Terms: eczema, primary care, behavioural intervention, topical corticosteroids, randomised controlled trial, health economic evaluation, process evaluation, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2050-4330

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The Eczema Bathing Study: Weekly versus daily bathing for people with eczema? Protocol of an online, randomised controlled trial [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Authors: Paul Leighton, Wei Chern Gavin Fong, Ingrid Muller, Laura Howells, Arabella Baker, Eleanor J Mitchell, Eleanor Harrison, Leila Thuma, Yimin Jiang, Lucy Bradshaw, Alan Montgomery, Fiona Cowdel, Matthew J Ridd, Jane Ravenscroft, Reiko J Tanaka, Miriam Santer, Richard Swinden, Nicholas Hilken, Carron Layfield, Richard Dooley, Sophia Collins, Clare Upton, Tracy Owen, Firoza Davies, Devin Patel, Mars Eddis-Finbow, Hywel C Williams, Goldie Putrym, Kim S Thomas, Amanda Roberts

Source: NIHR Open Research, Vol 4 (2025)

Subject Terms: Atopic dermatitis, Bath, Eczema, Evidence, Personal care, Randomised controlled trial, eng, Medicine

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Relation: https://openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/articles/4-63/v2; https://doaj.org/toc/2633-4402

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The Eczema Bathing Study: Weekly versus daily bathing for people with eczema? Protocol of an online, randomised controlled trial [version 1; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations]

Authors: Paul Leighton, Wei Chern Gavin Fong, Ingrid Muller, Laura Howells, Arabella Baker, Eleanor J Mitchell, Eleanor Harrison, Leila Thuma, Yimin Jiang, Lucy Bradshaw, Alan Montgomery, Fiona Cowdel, Matthew J Ridd, Jane Ravenscroft, Reiko J Tanaka, Miriam Santer, Richard Swinden, Nicholas Hilken, Carron Layfield, Richard Dooley, Sophia Collins, Clare Upton, Tracy Owen, Firoza Davies, Devin Patel, Mars Eddis-Finbow, Hywel C Williams, Goldie Putrym, Kim S Thomas, Amanda Roberts

Source: NIHR Open Research, Vol 4 (2024)

Subject Terms: Atopic dermatitis, Bath, Eczema, Evidence, Personal care, Randomised controlled trial, eng, Medicine

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Relation: https://openresearch.nihr.ac.uk/articles/4-63/v1; https://doaj.org/toc/2633-4402

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Clinical and cost-effectiveness of spironolactone in treating persistent facial acne in women: SAFA double-blinded RCT

Authors: Miriam Santer, Megan Lawrence, Sarah Pyne, Susanne Renz, Beth L Stuart, Tracey Sach, Matthew Ridd, Kim S Thomas, Jacqueline Nuttall, Natalia Permyakova, Zina Eminton, Nick Francis, Paul Little, Ingrid Muller, Irene Soulsby, Karen Thomas, Gareth Griffiths, Alison M Layton

Source: Health Technology Assessment, Vol 28, Iss 56 (2024)

Subject Terms: humans, female, spironolactone, cost-benefit analysis, quality of life, acne vulgaris, patient-reported outcome measures, outcome assessment, healthcare, randomised controlled trial, Medical technology, R855-855.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2046-4924

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Emollient application from birth to prevent eczema in high-risk children: the BEEP RCT

Authors: Lucy E Bradshaw, Laura A Wyatt, Sara J Brown, Rachel H Haines, Alan A Montgomery, Michael R Perkin, Tracey H Sach, Sandra Lawton, Carsten Flohr, Matthew J Ridd, Joanne R Chalmers, Joanne Brooks, Richard Swinden, Eleanor J Mitchell, Stella Tarr, Nicola Jay, Kim S Thomas, Hilary Allen, Michael J Cork, Maeve M Kelleher, Eric L Simpson, Stella T Lartey, Susan Davies-Jones, Robert J Boyle, Hywel C Williams

Source: Health Technology Assessment, Vol 28, Iss 29 (2024)

Subject Terms: eczema, atopic eczema, atopic dermatitis, prevention, randomised controlled trial, emollients, moisturisers, skin barrier, inflammation, asthma, hay fever, skin sensitisation, food allergy, filaggrin, Medical technology, R855-855.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2046-4924

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Treatment of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Evaluation Study: the THESEUS prospective cohort study

Authors: John R Ingram, Janine Bates, Rebecca Cannings-John, Fiona Collier, Angela Gibbons, Ceri Harris, Kerenza Hood, Laura Howells, Rachel Howes, Paul Leighton, Muhammad Riaz, Jeremy Rodrigues, Helen Stanton, Kim S Thomas, Emma Thomas-Jones

Source: Health Technology Assessment, Vol 27, Iss 30 (2023)

Subject Terms: hidradenitis suppurativa, oral doxycycline, oral clindamycin and rifampicin, laser treatment, deroofing, conventional surgery, patient experience, ideal framework, prospective cohort study, Medical technology, R855-855.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1366-5278; https://doaj.org/toc/2046-4924

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Cost-effectiveness of Spironolactone for Adult Female Acne (SAFA): economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial

Authors: Ingrid Muller, Miriam Santer, Beth Stuart, Paul Little, Matthew J Ridd, Karen Thomas, Nick Francis, Kim S Thomas, Gareth Griffiths, Natalia V Permyakova, Jacqui Nuttall, Irene Soulsby, Alison M Layton, Tracey H Sach, Sarah Pyne, Susanne Renz, Zina Eminton, Megan Lawrence

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 13, Iss 12 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/12/e073245.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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Comparison of lotions, creams, gels and ointments for the treatment of childhood eczema: the BEE RCT

Authors: Matthew J Ridd, Sian Wells, Stephanie J MacNeill, Emily Sanderson, Douglas Webb, Jonathan Banks, Eileen Sutton, Alison RG Shaw, Zoe Wilkins, Julie Clayton, Amanda Roberts, Kirsty Garfield, Lyn Liddiard, Tiffany J Barrett, J Athene Lane, Helen Baxter, Laura Howells, Jodi Taylor, Alastair D Hay, Hywel C Williams, Kim S Thomas, Miriam Santer

Source: Health Technology Assessment, Vol 27, Iss 19 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medical technology, R855-855.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1366-5278; https://doaj.org/toc/2046-4924

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‘It’s just a finger isn’t it…’: patients’ perspectives of recovery following finger fractures and participation in surgical trials – a qualitative interview study

Authors: Paul Leighton, Kim S Thomas, Alexia Karantana, Ryan W Trickett, Christos Mousoulis

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 13, Iss 5 (2023)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/5/e065185.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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Primary care management of hidradenitis suppurativa: a cross-sectional survey of UK GPs

Authors: Fiona Collier, Rachel Howes, Jeremy Rodrigues, Kim S Thomas, Paul Leighton, John R Ingram

Source: BJGP Open, Vol 5, Iss 5 (2021)

Subject Terms: hidradenitis suppurativa, primary health care, dermatitis, Medicine (General), R5-920

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Relation: https://bjgpopen.org/content/5/5/BJGPO.2021.0051; https://doaj.org/toc/2398-3795

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Safety of topical corticosteroids in atopic eczema: an umbrella review

Authors: Ingrid Muller, Miriam Santer, Matthew J Ridd, Joanne R Chalmers, Amanda Roberts, Hywel C Williams, Sinéad M Langan, Kim S Thomas, Sandra Lawton, Amina Ahmed, Douglas J C Grindlay, Emma Axon

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 7 (2021)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/7/e046476.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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Supporting self-care for eczema: protocol for two randomised controlled trials of ECO (Eczema Care Online) interventions for young people and parents/carers

Authors: Ingrid Muller, Miriam Santer, Taeko Becque, Beth Stuart, Paul Little, Matthew J Ridd, Joanne R Chalmers, Lucy Yardley, Paul Leighton, Amanda Roberts, Hywel C Williams, Julie Hooper, Kate Greenwell, Sinéad M Langan, Kim S Thomas, Gareth Griffiths, Sandra Lawton, Jacqui Nuttall, Tracey Sach, Sylvia Wilczynska, Mary Steele, Katy Sivyer, Laura M Howells, Amina Ahmed, Hayden Kirk

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 11, Iss 2 (2021)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/11/2/e045583.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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Home-based narrowband UVB, topical corticosteroid or combination for children and adults with vitiligo: HI-Light Vitiligo three-arm RCT

Authors: Jonathan M Batchelor, Kim S Thomas, Perways Akram, Jaskiran Azad, Anthony Bewley, Joanne R Chalmers, Seau Tak Cheung, Lelia Duley, Viktoria Eleftheriadou, Robert Ellis, Adam Ferguson, Jonathan MR Goulding, Rachel H Haines, Hamdi Hamad, John R Ingram, Bisola Laguda, Paul Leighton, Nick Levell, Areti Makrygeorgou, Garry D Meakin, Adam Millington, Malobi Ogboli, Amirtha Rajasekaran, Jane C Ravenscroft, Andrew Rogers, Tracey H Sach, Miriam Santer, Julia Stainforth, Wei Tan, Shyamal Wahie, Jennifer White, Maxine E Whitton, Hywel C Williams, Andrew Wright, Alan A Montgomery

Source: Health Technology Assessment, Vol 24, Iss 64 (2020)

Subject Terms: vitiligo, topical corticosteroid, hypopigmentation, ultraviolet therapy, dermatological agents, skin, cost-benefit analysis, phototherapy, outcome assessment (health care), randomised controlled trials, Medical technology, R855-855.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1366-5278; https://doaj.org/toc/2046-4924

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An interview study to determine the experiences of cellulitis diagnosis amongst health care professionals in the UK

Authors: Joe Kai, Paul Leighton, Mitesh Patel, Kim S Thomas, Siang Ing Lee, Nick J Levell, Peter Smart

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 10, Iss 10 (2020)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/10/e034692.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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Validation study of bullous pemphigoid and pemphigus vulgaris recording in routinely collected electronic primary healthcare records in England

Authors: Yana Vinogradova, Julia Hippisley-Cox, Sonia Gran, Sinéad M Langan, Monica S M Persson, Karen E Harman, Kim S Thomas

Source: BMJ Open, Vol 10, Iss 7 (2020)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/10/7/e035934.full; https://doaj.org/toc/2044-6055

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Adding emollient bath additives to standard eczema management for children with eczema: the BATHE RCT

Authors: Miriam Santer, Kate Rumsby, Matthew J Ridd, Nick A Francis, Beth Stuart, Maria Chorozoglou, Amanda Roberts, Lyn Liddiard, Claire Nollett, Julie Hooper, Martina Prude, Wendy Wood, Emma Thomas-Jones, Taeko Becque, Kim S Thomas, Hywel C Williams, Paul Little

Source: Health Technology Assessment, Vol 22, Iss 57 (2018)

Subject Terms: child, emollients, dermatitis, atopic, baths, eczema, primary health care, economic evaluation, randomised controlled trial, Medical technology, R855-855.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1366-5278; https://doaj.org/toc/2046-4924

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Silk garments plus standard care compared with standard care for treating eczema in children: A randomised, controlled, observer-blind, pragmatic trial (CLOTHES Trial).

Authors: Kim S Thomas, Lucy E Bradshaw, Tracey H Sach, Jonathan M Batchelor, Sandra Lawton, Eleanor F Harrison, Rachel H Haines, Amina Ahmed, Hywel C Williams, Taraneh Dean, Nigel P Burrows, Ian Pollock, Joanne Llewellyn, Clare Crang, Jane D Grundy, Juliet Guiness, Andrew Gribbin, Eleanor J Mitchell, Fiona Cowdell, Sara J Brown, Alan A Montgomery, UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network’s CLOTHES Trial Team

Source: PLoS Medicine, Vol 14, Iss 4, p e1002280 (2017)

Subject Terms: Medicine

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1549-1277; https://doaj.org/toc/1549-1676

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Randomised controlled trial of silk therapeutic garments for the management of atopic eczema in children: the CLOTHES trial

Authors: Kim S Thomas, Lucy E Bradshaw, Tracey H Sach, Fiona Cowdell, Jonathan M Batchelor, Sandra Lawton, Eleanor F Harrison, Rachel H Haines, Amina Ahmed, Taraneh Dean, Nigel P Burrows, Ian Pollock, Hannah K Buckley, Hywel C Williams, Joanne Llewellyn, Clare Crang, Jane D Grundy, Juliet Guiness, Andrew Gribbin, Eileen V Wake, Eleanor J Mitchell, Sara J Brown, Alan A Montgomery

Source: Health Technology Assessment, Vol 21, Iss 16 (2017)

Subject Terms: eczema, silk, clothing, fabric, atopic eczema, atopic dermatitis, rct, cost-effective, qualitative, ppi, Medical technology, R855-855.5

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/1366-5278; https://doaj.org/toc/2046-4924

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A programme of research to set priorities and reduce uncertainties for the prevention and treatment of skin disease

Authors: Kim S Thomas, Jonathan M Batchelor, Fiona Bath-Hextall, Joanne R Chalmers, Tessa Clarke, Sally Crowe, Finola M Delamere, Viktoria Eleftheriadou, Nicholas Evans, Lester Firkins, Nicola Greenlaw, Louise Lansbury, Sandra Lawton, Carron Layfield, Jo Leonardi-Bee, James Mason, Eleanor Mitchell, Helen Nankervis, John Norrie, Andrew Nunn, Anthony D Ormerod, Ramesh Patel, William Perkins, Jane C Ravenscroft, Jochen Schmitt, Eric Simpson, Maxine E Whitton, Hywel C Williams

Source: Programme Grants for Applied Research, Vol 4, Iss 18 (2016)

Subject Terms: atopic eczema, atopic dermatitis, vitiligo, scc, squamous cell carcinoma, pyoderma gangrenosum, randomised controlled trial, systematic review, priority setting, core outcomes, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2050-4322; https://doaj.org/toc/2050-4330

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Scoping systematic review of treatments for eczema

Authors: Helen Nankervis, Kim S Thomas, Finola M Delamere, Sébastien Barbarot, Natasha K Rogers, Hywel C Williams

Source: Programme Grants for Applied Research, Vol 4, Iss 7 (2016)

Subject Terms: systematic review, eczema, atopic, anti-inflammatory, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270

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Relation: https://doaj.org/toc/2050-4322; https://doaj.org/toc/2050-4330

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