Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr T H Clayton
ORCID ID
Contact details
Dermatology Department
Dermatology Secretaries Office
St James's University Hospital
Beckett Street
Leeds
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom
+44 (0)79689430053
r&d@leedsth.nhs.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0436125573
Study information
Scientific title
A pilot study to compare the role of antibiotics and topical antiseptics in the treatment of clinically infected eczema
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Primary objective: To compare two treatment strategies for the management of clinically infected childhood eczema - the use of oral antibiotics and bathing in potassium permanganate.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Atopic dermatitis
Intervention
Questionnaire; Randomised controlled trial. Random allocation to:
1. Treatment A - oral antibiotics
2. Treatment B - bathing in potassium permanganate
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measures
Quality of life during and after the trial measured by the Children's Dermatitis Quality of Life Index
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/05/2003
Overall trial end date
01/11/2003
Reason abandoned
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients will be recruited from St James's University Hospital (SJUH) and Leeds General Infirmary (LGI) Outpatients Dermatology Clinic who has infected eczema (age range 3 months to 16 years)
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Child
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Does not match inclusion criteria
Recruitment start date
01/05/2003
Recruitment end date
01/11/2003
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Dermatology Department
Leeds
LS9 7TF
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Results - basic reporting
Publication summary