|
|
Article: Study aims to reduce risk of asthma by treating infant atopic dermatitis
- Article from:
- Dermatology Times
- Article date:
- September 1, 2004
- Author:
CopyrightCopyright Advanstar Communications, Inc. Sep 2004. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
|
Researchers hope aggressive therapy may alter future course of skin disorder
National report - A large, prospective, six-year clinical trial is well under way to investigate whether early, aggressive treatment of atopic dermatitis in infants can alter the future course of their skin disorder and the development of other manifestations of atopy, particularly asthma.
The study, launched last fall, is enrolling approximately 1,100 children ages 3 months to 18 months with a <3-month duration of atopic dermatitis and an immediate family member with atopic disease. The children are being randomized to initial double-blind treatment of active atopic dermatitis with pimecrolimus cream 1 percent ...