Pretrial survey findings
| How many times a week does your child have a bath? (n=211) | ||
| Less than once a week | 19 | (9%) |
| 1–2 times per week | 47 | (22.3%) |
| 3–4 times per week | 57 | (27%) |
| 5–6 times per week | 25 | (11.8%) |
| 7 times per week | 55 | (26.1%) |
| More than 7 times per week | 4 | (1.9%) |
| How many times a week does your child have a shower? (n=211) | ||
| Less than once a week | 127 | (60.2%) |
| 1–2 times per week | 39 | (18.5%) |
| 3–4 times per week | 19 | (9%) |
| 5–6 times per week | 5 | (2.4%) |
| 7 times per week | 7 | (3.3%) |
| More than 7 times per week | 2 | (0.9%) |
| What do you use to wash your child's face, hands and body? (n=209) | ||
| Emollient moisturiser | 62 | 29.7% |
| Bath emollient | 128 | 61.2% |
| Soap substitute | 19 | 9.1% |
| Normal soap or body wash | 21 | 10% |
| Water only | 40 | 19.1% |
| Other | 22 | 10.5% |
| What do you use to wash your child's hair? (n=209) | ||
| Emollient moisturiser | 7 | 3.3% |
| Bath emollient | 23 | 11% |
| Normal shampoo | 44 | 21.1% |
| ‘Sensitive’ or fragrance free shampoo | 101 | 48.3% |
| Water only | 18 | 8.6% |
| Other | 41 | 19.6% |
| Do you put bath emollients in your child's bath? (n=207) | ||
| Yes, all the time | 117 | 56.5 |
| Yes, almost all the time | 30 | 14.5 |
| Yes, more than half the time | 10 | 4.8 |
| Less than half the time | 14 | 6.8 |
| Rarely | 9 | 4.3 |
| Never | 27 | 13% |
| Do you think bath emollients help your child's eczema? (n=150) | ||
| Yes | 69 | 46% |
| No | 12 | 8% |
| Unsure | 69 | 46% |
We carried out an online survey in order to inform study design, advertising through the National Eczema Society, Nottingham Support Group for Carers of Children with Eczema and Centre of Evidence-Based Dermatology. Carers were reporting about children with median age 4 and mostly moderate or severe eczema.