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Moisturisers vs vehicle, placebo or no moisturiser

Change from baseline in disease severity as assessed by the participants (number of participants who considered their skin to have improved) · people with eczema

All moisturisers may leads to higher change from baseline in disease severity as assessed by the… compared with vehicle, placebo or no moisturiser (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Emollients and moisturisers for eczema 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.46 [1.16, 5.23]
5 studies · 572 participants
Low

Moisturisers vs vehicle, placebo or no moisturiser

Participant satisfaction · people with eczema

All moisturisers showed no clear difference in participant satisfaction compared with vehicle, placebo or no moisturiser (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Emollients and moisturisers for eczema 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.35 [0.77, 2.36]
3 studies · 298 participants
Low

Moisturisers vs vehicle, placebo or no moisturiser

Number of participants reporting an adverse event · people with eczema

All moisturisers showed no clear difference in number of participants reporting an adverse event compared with vehicle, placebo or no moisturiser (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Emollients and moisturisers for eczema 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.03 [0.82, 1.3]
10 studies · 1275 participants
Moderate

Moisturisers vs vehicle, placebo or no moisturiser

Change from baseline in disease severity as assessed by the investigators · people with eczema

1 finding from 1 review

Emollients and moisturisers for eczema 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
12 studies · 1281 participants
High

Moisturisers vs vehicle, placebo or no moisturiser

Number of participants who experienced a flare · people with eczema

All moisturisers probably leads to lower number of participants who experienced a flare compared with vehicle, placebo or no moisturiser (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Emollients and moisturisers for eczema 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 0.33 [0.17, 0.62]
6 studies · 607 participants
Moderate

Moisturisers vs vehicle, placebo or no moisturiser

Total amount of topical corticosteroids used · people with eczema

1 finding from 1 review

Emollients and moisturisers for eczema 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
2 studies · 222 participants
Low

Moisturisers vs vehicle, placebo or no moisturiser

Change from baseline in health‐related quality of life · people with eczema

1 finding from 1 review

Emollients and moisturisers for eczema 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted
3 studies · 300 participants
Low