Conditions: Atopic Dermatitis
Keywords: Skin barrier Atopic Dermatitis Corticosteroid Effects on skin severity and barrier function
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 25
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of short-term therapy using "VANOS Cream," a super-potent topical steroid cream on skin barrier function in patients with atopic dermatitis. This cream is already approved for this indication, but the investigators will further examine its effects on the skin barrier. This cream is a novel formulation of fluocinonide designed to enhance compliance with a cream base, but have the skin barrier repair properties of an ointment.

Detailed description:

Arms:
arm 1: glucocorticoid cream

Interventions: intervention 1: Fluocinonide
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Fluocinonide 0.1% cream topical daily for two weeks

Protocol document: