The purpose of this study is to investigate whether a moisturizing cream can prevent hand eczema.Patients with previous hand eczema will be studied. In the second part of the study, it will be explored if a treatment regimen of a topical corticosteroid once daily is not inferior to treatment twice daily.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
53
Urea cream applied twice daily up to six months
Application once daily for two weeks
Application twice daily for two weeks
Medi 3 Innlandet
Hamar, Norway
Colosseumklinikken
Oslo, Norway
Dr Funks hudklinikk
Oslo, Norway
Time to relapse of hand eczema
Time frame: Up to 6 months
The number of patients showing clearance of hand eczema after betamethasone treatment once versus twice daily
Time frame: 2 weeks
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