Protocol for an outcome assessor-blinded pilot randomised controlled trial of an ion-exchange water softener for the prevention of atopic eczema in neonates, with an embedded mechanistic study: the Softened Water for Eczema Prevention (SOFTER) trial.

Zarif K Jabbar-LopezNikeeta GurungDanielle GreenblattAnnette BrileyJoanne R ChalmersKim Suzanne ThomasTony FrostSanja KezicJohn E A CommonHeidi H KongJulie A SegreSimon DanbyMichael J CorkJanet L PeacockCarsten Flohr

Published in: BMJ open (2019)

NCT03270566.

Keyphrases

study protocol
randomized controlled trial
atopic dermatitis
clinical trial
low birth weight
double blind