Professor KIM THOMAS's Outputs (3)

Eczema Bathing Study – how often should we bathe? (2023)
Data
Harrison, E., & Thomas, K. (2023). Eczema Bathing Study – how often should we bathe?. [Data]. https://doi.org/10.1186/isrctn12016473

Background and study aims
The Eczema Bathing Study is part of the Rapid Eczema Trials project. The researchers hope to answer many questions about how to manage eczema through this project. People with eczema are helping to prioritise, design and ru... Read More about Eczema Bathing Study – how often should we bathe?.

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., …the BEEP Study Team. (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.

Evaluating the effect of weekly patient-reported symptom monitoring on trial outcomes: results of the Eczema Monitoring Online randomised controlled trial (2023)
Journal Article
Baker, A., Mitchell, E. J., Partlett, C., & Thomas, K. S. (2023). Evaluating the effect of weekly patient-reported symptom monitoring on trial outcomes: results of the Eczema Monitoring Online randomised controlled trial. British Journal of Dermatology, 189(2), 180–187. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjd/ljad163

BACKGROUND: Patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are commonly used in eczema clinical trials. Several trials have used PROMs weekly for symptom monitoring. However, the increased frequency of patient-reported symptom monitoring may prompt partic... Read More about Evaluating the effect of weekly patient-reported symptom monitoring on trial outcomes: results of the Eczema Monitoring Online randomised controlled trial.