Conditions: Atopic Dermatitis
Keywords: Atopic Dermatitis Prevention Skin Barrier
Allocation: NA | Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Enrollment: 22
Healthy volunteers: no

Brief summary:
The purpose of this study is to determine whether early use of a bland emollient in newborns, prior to the clinical signs of skin disease, will delay the onset or prevent the development of atopic dermatitis.

Detailed description:
All neonates will be treated with Cetaphil cream starting within 1 week of birth. All neonates enrolled will have an increased risk of developing atopic dermatitis because they have a family history of either asthma, hay fever, or atopic dermatitis. These neonates will then be followed for 2 years for the signs and symptoms of atopic dermatitis.

Arms:
arm 1: Skin barrier protection from birth

Interventions: intervention 1: emollient (Cetaphil cream)
Intervention descriptions: intervention 1: Cetaphil cream applied daily from birth

Protocol document: