1. A real-world evidence study evaluating a treatment for nappy rash
- Author
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Imran Lodhi and Martin Goldman
- Subjects
Male ,Pediatrics ,medicine.medical_specialty ,Hot Temperature ,Erythema ,Treatment outcome ,Skin Cream ,Pain ,Signs and symptoms ,Real world evidence ,Benzoates ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,Diaper rash ,Benzyl Compounds ,Edema ,Humans ,Medicine ,030212 general & internal medicine ,Anesthetics, Local ,General Nursing ,Retrospective Studies ,Inflammation ,Lanolin ,Wound Healing ,Emollients ,business.industry ,Infant, Newborn ,Infant ,Retrospective cohort study ,medicine.disease ,Rash ,Surgery ,Open study ,Treatment Outcome ,Cinnamates ,Diaper Rash ,Child, Preschool ,Anti-Infective Agents, Local ,Female ,Dermatologic Agents ,Zinc Oxide ,medicine.symptom ,business ,Benzyl Alcohol - Abstract
This retrospective open study evaluating the efficacy of Sudocrem Antiseptic Healing Cream (SAHC) in infantile nappy rash (NR) was based on real-world evidence collected using an online questionnaire that included Likert scales. Participants who had used SAHC in the past (n=2159) were recruited via social media and email. A total of 1818 respondents who had treated NR in the previous 6 months were asked to take part in the study. Over 50% of respondents saw an improvement in NR on the same day that treatment was started, and within 3 days 94.5% of respondents reported an improvement in NR. Of 1804 subjects who answered the question, 72.5% indicated that the NR had completely healed within 3 days of starting treatment and by the fifth day, 94.7% said that the NR had completely healed. A total of 71% of 1793 respondents said that an episode of NR had either no or minimal impact disrupting their normal lives, but 29% reported a noticeable impact, even though evidence suggests that mild to moderate nappy rash can be treated quickly. Based on this real-world retrospective study, the evidence suggests SAHC is rapidly effective, reduces signs and symptoms of inflammation, and heals NR.
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- 2016