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Skin care intervention vs standard skin care or no skin care intervention

Skin infection (over the intervention period) · infants

Skin care intervention probably leads to higher skin infection (over the intervention period) compared with standard skin care or no skin care intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Skin care interventions in infants for preventing eczema and food allergy 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.33 [1.01, 1.75]
6 studies · 2728 participants
Moderate

Skin care intervention vs standard skin care or no skin care intervention

Slippages (over the intervention period) · infants

Skin care intervention showed no clear difference in slippages (over the intervention period) compared with standard skin care or no skin care intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Skin care interventions in infants for preventing eczema and food allergy 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.42 [0.67, 2.99]
4 studies · 2538 participants
Low

Skin care intervention vs standard skin care or no skin care intervention

Stinging/allergic reactions to moisturisers (over the intervention period) · infants

Skin care intervention showed no clear difference in stinging/allergic reactions to moisturisers (over the intervention… compared with standard skin care or no skin care intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Skin care interventions in infants for preventing eczema and food allergy 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.24 [0.67, 7.43]
4 studies · 343 participants
Low

Skin care intervention vs standard skin care or no skin care intervention

Eczema diagnosis by 1 to 3 years · infants

Skin care intervention showed no clear difference in eczema diagnosis by 1 to 3 years compared with standard skin care or no skin care intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Skin care interventions in infants for preventing eczema and food allergy 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.03 [0.81, 1.31]
7 studies · 3075 participants
Moderate

Skin care intervention vs standard skin care or no skin care intervention

IgE‐mediated food allergy (oral food challenge) by 1 to 3 years · infants

Skin care intervention showed no clear difference in igE‐mediated food allergy (oral food challenge) by 1 to 3 years compared with standard skin care or no skin care intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Skin care interventions in infants for preventing eczema and food allergy 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 2.53 [0.99, 6.49]
1 study · 976 participants
Low

Skin care intervention vs standard skin care or no skin care intervention

Time to onset of eczema · infants

Skin care intervention showed no clear difference in time to onset of eczema compared with standard skin care or no skin care intervention (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Skin care interventions in infants for preventing eczema and food allergy 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
HR 0.86 [0.65, 1.14]
9 studies · 3349 participants
Moderate

Skin care intervention vs standard skin care or no skin care intervention

Parent report of immediate reaction to common food allergen (at 2 years) · infants

Skin care intervention showed no clear difference in parent report of immediate reaction to common food allergen (at 2… compared with standard skin care or no skin care intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Skin care interventions in infants for preventing eczema and food allergy 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.27 [1, 1.61]
1 study · 1171 participants
Low

Skin care intervention vs standard skin care or no skin care intervention

Allergic sensitisation to a food allergen (at 1 to 3 years) · infants

Skin care intervention showed no clear difference in allergic sensitisation to a food allergen (at 1 to 3 years) compared with standard skin care or no skin care intervention (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Skin care interventions in infants for preventing eczema and food allergy 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
RR 1.05 [0.64, 1.71]
3 studies · 1794 participants
Low