Trial reportContact dermatitis2019
Effectiveness of a skin care programme for the prevention of contact dermatitis in healthcare workers (the Healthy Hands Project): A single-centre, cluster randomized controlled trial.
Trial report in Contact dermatitis, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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- Effectiveness of a skin care programme for the prevention of contact dermatitis in healthcare workers (the Healthy Hands Project): A single-centre, cluster randomized controlled trial.Contact dermatitis · 2019Trial
- Evaluating the effect of electronic monitoring and feedback on hand cream use in healthcare workers: Healthy Hands Project.Contact dermatitis · 2019Trial
- Effectiveness of a Skin Care Program With a Cream Containing Ceramide C and a Personalized Training for Secondary Prevention of Hand Contact Dermatitis.Dermatitis : contact, atopic, occupational, drugTrial
- Occupational Contact Dermatitis in the Post-COVID Era: From Barrier Dysfunction and Microbiome Dysbiosis to Prevention and Precision Management.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Interventions and Implementation Strategies for Preventing Occupational Contact Dermatitis: A Scoping Review.Contact dermatitis · 2026Article
- Moisturising Gloves as a Solution for Occupational Skin Health: Advances and Challenges.Contact dermatitis · 2025Review
- Chronic Hand Eczema.American journal of clinical dermatology · 2024Review
- Occupational Hand Dermatitis.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2023Review
- Promoting public skin health through a national continuing medical education project on cosmetic and dermatologic sciences: a 15-year experience.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Prevalence and incidence of hand eczema in healthcare workers: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMJ open · 2022Article
- Implementation of a distance learning hand eczema prevention program for healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.Contact dermatitis · 2022Article
- Fragranced hand gels: beware the risk of contact allergy.Clinical and experimental dermatology · 2021Article
- "Face mask dermatitis" due to compulsory facial masks during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: data from 550 health care and non-health care workers in Germany.European journal of dermatology : EJD · 2021Article
- Addition of a sixth step in hand hygiene protocol: Moisturization.Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology · 2021Article
- Hand eczema among healthcare workers in Guangzhou City: a cross-sectional study.Annals of translational medicine · 2020Article
- Onset of occupational hand eczema among healthcare workers during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic: Comparing a single surgical site with a COVID-19 intensive care unit.Contact dermatitis · 2020Article
- Hand Hygiene Practices and Risk and Prevention of Hand Eczema during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Indian dermatology online journalArticle
- Effect of Hand Hygiene Practices in Healthcare Workers on Development of Hand Eczema during Coronavirus-19 Pandemic: A Cross Sectional Online Survey.Indian journal of dermatologyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundHealthcare workers (HCWs) are at risk of developing hand dermatitis (HD). Guidelines recommend moisturizers to prevent HD, but in practice their effectiveness has been poorly investigated.
objectivesTo assess whether an intervention aimed at improving skin care leads to a reduction in HD severity.
methodsIn this 1-year randomized controlled trial, 9 wards (285 HCWs) were allocated to an intervention group (IG), and 10 wards (216 HCWs) were allocated to the control group (CG). The intervention included provision of cream dispensers with electronic monitoring of use, regularly communicated to the HCWs. The primary and secondary outcomes were change from baseline in Hand Eczema Severity Index (HECSI) score (ΔHECSI) and change in natural moisturizing factor (NMF) level (ΔNMF).
resultsAt 12 months, the rates of loss to follow-up were 41% and 39% in the IG and the CG, respectively. The HECSI score was reduced in the IG by -6.2 points (95%CI: -7.7 to -4.7) and in the CG by -4.2 points (95%CI: -6.0 to -2.4). There was no significant difference in ΔHECSI or ΔNMF between the groups. Relative improvement in the HECSI score was significantly higher in the IG than in the CG (56% vs 44%). In a subgroup of HCWs with mild HD, the IG showed a larger HECSI score decrease than the CG (P < 0.001).
conclusionAlthough there was no significant effect on the primary outcomes, the intervention showed overall positive effects on the HECSI score.
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