Weekly versus daily bathing for people with eczema: results of the Eczema Bathing online randomized controlled trial
The trial found no evidence of a difference in eczema symptoms between bathing or showering weekly vs. daily. These results are helpful for people with eczema, giving them the freedom to choose what suits them best.
Authors
- Eleanor Harrison (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0652-3980)
- Nicholas Hilken (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9553-8908)
- Eleanor Mitchell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6998-4533)
- Angela Foulds
- Devin Patel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2467-4803)
- Natasha K Rogers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9076-129X)
- Reiko Tanaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0769-9382)
- Richard Swinden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9877-8301)
- Hywel C Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5646-3093)
- Kim S Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7785-7465)
- Carron Layfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3665-9774)
- Matthew J Ridd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7954-8823)
- Miriam Santer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7264-5260)
- Richard Dooley
- Yimin Jiang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3608-6091)
- Leila Thuma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3770-5800)
- Laura Howells (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4157-7394)
- Fiona Cowdell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9355-8059)
- Kate Clement
- Arabella Baker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0101-4693)
- Alan Montgomery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0450-1606)
- Tracy Owen
- Paul Leighton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5208-0274)
- Lydia Tutt
- Lucy Bradshaw (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8382-6040)
- Liz Hartshorne (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-8680-1074)
- Jane Ravenscroft (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1609-7084)
- Firoza Davies (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-9218-8702)
- Ingrid Müller (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0050-4693)
- Emma Campbell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0089-9343)
- Stephen F. Collins (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4708-4155)
- Amanda Roberts
- Mars Eddis-Finbow
- Goldie Putrym
Institutions
- Birmingham City University (GB)
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- NIHR Southampton Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- NIHR Bristol Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre (GB)
- Public Citizen (US)
- University of Southampton (GB)
- Imperial College London (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- British Journal of Dermatology
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljaf417
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Dermatology and Skin Diseases
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.00
Funders
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
- British Association of Dermatologists
- University of Nottingham
- National Chiao Tung University