Get involved with eczema research

Eczema Outreach Support works with researchers across the UK and beyond.

We take part in steering groups and panels, work with university researchers and with companies developing new eczema treatments.

We also work with the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) in the assessment of new treatments. We do all of this to make sure that the experiences and needs of children with eczema and their families are represented.

There are lots of opportunities for families with eczema to get involved with research too.

Kids in Control study

Does your child have eczema?

Help find new ways to manage scratching in children with eczema.

‘Kids in Control aims to help children take control of their eczema by increasing their understanding of the condition, awareness of scratching behaviour and supporting a change in behaviour to help reduce itchy skin.’ (Kids in Control, 2024)

Find out more here.

RAPID Eczema Trials

Join a team of members of the public working with researchers to design and run clinical trials that answer questions that people have about living with eczema.

If you have eczema or your child does, then find out more at rapideczematrials.org.

Look out for more opportunities coming soon.

Baby Bathe

Does the frequency that newborns are bathed in the first 6 months of life influences whether babies develop eczema?

St George’s University of London are currently conducting trials to find out. They are recruiting mums at 36 weeks of pregnancy get involved.

Families who choose to be involved will be randomised into one of two groups: a control group, where they can bathe their baby as much or as little as they like; and an intervention group, where families are asked to follow some specific guidance as to how often to bathe their baby.

Both groups are asked to log their bathing using our study app, through which they are sent monthly questionnaires on their baby’s skin health, they will then be ask to travel to St George’s at 6 months for an eczema assessment which is carried out by a GP.

To find out more and get involved read St George’s research documents here.