Effect of change in bathing and skin care in infancy on the incidence of eczema at 6 months of age

Effect of change in bathing and skin care in infancy on the incidence of eczema at 6 months of age - Skin care in early infancy and eczema incidence

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000035412

Enrollment

200

Registered

2019-01-07

Start date

2019-01-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

eczema

Interventions

New method Give a bath the temperature of water is 38 to 39 degrees. Wash face, head and all of a body using hands with soap bubbles. At first, wash out soap by bathwater. Next, wash out soap comp

s face on the basis of fingertip unit techniques. Moisturizing lotion is in the patient&#39

s room and it can be used at any time. We direct to moisturize baby after discharge from hospital. It is free which they use moisturizing agent. Conventional method Give a bath the temperature of w

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The babies who are born at the chiba university hospital and whose born weight is suitable from 2500g to 4000g. It is needed they are term infant. It does not matter what kind of Delivery style and family structure.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) A baby is needed to care in NICU. (2) Parents cannot read, write and speak Japanese well. (3) Parents are under the age of 20. (4) When a study request may lead to the physical psychological burden on child or parents. (5) When investigator or cooperator judge the case is unsuitable for the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Eczema prevalence at 6 months of age Based on UKWP criteria	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
(1) Total epithelial water loss (TEWL) (2) Adherence to skin care method instructed	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactNaoki Shimojo

Chiba University Department of Pediatrics

shimojo@faculty.chiba-u.jp043-222-7171

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026