Emollients for prevention of atopic dermatitis: 5‐year findings from the BEEP randomized trial

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

doi:10.1111/all.15555

All Outputs (4)

Emollient application from birth to prevent eczema in high-risk children: the BEEP RCT (2024)
Journal Article
Wyatt, L. A., Bradshaw, L. E., Brown, S. J., Haines, R. H., Montgomery, A. A., Perkin, M. R., Sach, T. H., Lawton, S., Flohr, C., Ridd, M. J., Chalmers, J. R., Brooks, J., Swinden, R., Mitchell, E. J., Tarr, S., Jay, N., Thomas, K. S., Allen, H., Cork, M. J., Kelleher, M. M., …Williams, H. C. (2024). Emollient application from birth to prevent eczema in high-risk children: the BEEP RCT. Health Technology Assessment, 28(29), 1-116. https://doi.org/10.3310/rhdn9613

Background

Atopic eczema is a common childhood skin problem linked with asthma, food allergy and allergic rhinitis that impairs quality of life.

Objectives

To determine whether advising parents to apply daily emollients in the first year can... Read More about Emollient application from birth to prevent eczema in high-risk children: the BEEP RCT.

Prevalence and risk factors for milk allergy overdiagnosis in the BEEP trial cohort (2024)
Journal Article
Allen, H. I., Wing, O., Milkova, D., Jackson, E., Li, K., Bradshaw, L. E., Wyatt, L., Haines, R., Santer, M., Murphy, A. W., Brown, S. J., Kelleher, M., Perkin, M. R., Jay, N., Smith, T. D. H., Moriarty, F., Montgomery, A. A., Williams, H. C., & Boyle, R. J. (online). Prevalence and risk factors for milk allergy overdiagnosis in the BEEP trial cohort. Allergy, https://doi.org/10.1111/all.16203

Background: Cow's milk allergy (CMA) overdiagnosis in young children appears to be increasing and has not been well characterised. We used a clinical trial population to characterise CMA overdiagnosis and identify individual‐level and primary care pr... Read More about Prevalence and risk factors for milk allergy overdiagnosis in the BEEP trial cohort.

Emollients for preventing atopic eczema: Cost‐effectiveness analysis of the BEEP trial (2023)
Journal Article
Sach, T. H., Lartey, S. T., Davies, C., Chalmers, J. R., Haines, R. H., Bradshaw, L. E., Montgomery, A. A., Thomas, K. S., Brown, S. J., Ridd, M. J., Lawton, S., Cork, M. J., Flohr, C., Mitchell, E., Swinden, R., Wyatt, L., Tarr, S., Davies‐Jones, S., Jay, N., Kelleher, M. M., …Williams, H. C. (2023). Emollients for preventing atopic eczema: Cost‐effectiveness analysis of the BEEP trial. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 53(10), 1011-1019. https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.14381

Background
Recent discoveries have led to the suggestion that enhancing skin barrier from birth might prevent eczema and food allergy.

Objective
To determine the cost‐effectiveness of daily all‐over‐body application of emollient during the firs... Read More about Emollients for preventing atopic eczema: Cost‐effectiveness analysis of the BEEP trial.

Emollients for prevention of atopic dermatitis: 5‐year findings from the BEEP randomized trial (2022)
Journal Article
Bradshaw, L. E., Wyatt, L. A., Brown, S. J., Haines, R. H., Montgomery, A. A., Perkin, M. R., …Williams, H. C. (2023). Emollients for prevention of atopic dermatitis: 5‐year findings from the BEEP randomized trial. Allergy, 78(4), 995-1006. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.15555

Background: The effectiveness of emollients for preventing atopic dermatitis/eczema is controversial. The Barrier Enhancement for Eczema Prevention trial evaluated the effects of daily emollients during the first year of life on atopic dermatitis and... Read More about Emollients for prevention of atopic dermatitis: 5‐year findings from the BEEP randomized trial.