@article{20e6d2ee3d32407e91c985fec2531288,
title = "Silk garments plus standard care compared with standard care for treating eczema in children: A randomised, controlled, observer-blind, pragmatic trial (CLOTHES Trial)",
author = "{UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network{\textquoteright}s CLOTHES Trial Team} and Thomas, {Kim S.} and Bradshaw, {Lucy E.} and Sach, {Tracey H.} and Batchelor, {Jonathan M.} and Sandra Lawton and Harrison, {Eleanor F.} and Haines, {Rachel H.} and Amina Ahmed and Williams, {Hywel C.} and Taraneh Dean and Burrows, {Nigel P.} and Ian Pollock and Joanne Llewellyn and Clare Crang and Grundy, {Jane D.} and Juliet Guiness and Andrew Gribbin and Mitchell, {Eleanor J.} and Fiona Cowdell and Brown, {Sara J.} and Montgomery, {Alan A.} and Lelia Duley and Andrew Jadowski and Jennifer White and Sarah Walker and Tessa Clarke and Trish Hepburn and Justin Fenty and Lucinda Murphy and Daniel Simpkins and Chris Rumsey and Hannah Buckley and Sharon McCready and Rachel Watson and Gill Glasbey and Eileen Wake and Rachel Harding and Jo Aspland and Irwin McLean and Stephanie MacCallum",
note = "Funding Information: The trial was sponsored by the University of Nottingham, was coordinated from the Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, and was supported by the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network. The trial was developed with support from the UK Dermatology Clinical Trials Network. Funding Information: I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: KST, LEB, THS, JMB, SL, EFH, RHH, HCW, TD, NPB, IP, JL, CC, JDG, JG, EJM, FC and AAM received grants from NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme (11/65/01), for the conduct of this study. KT reports silk garments for use in the trial were donated by Esp{\`e}re Healthcare Ltd. (UK and Ireland distributor for DermaSilk{\texttrademark}, AlPreTec SrL. Italy) and DreamSkin Health Ltd. SL reports receiving an honorarium from Thornton & Ross and Bayer for educational activities outside the submitted work. HCW is Director of the NIHR Health Technology Assessment Programme. SJB reports grants from Wellcome Trust during the conduct of the study; personal fees from American Academy of Asthma Allergy and Immunology, outside the submitted work; In addition, SJB has a patent GB 1602011.7 pending (outside the submitted work). THS holds a Career Development Fellowship (NIHR-2014-07-006) supported by the National Institute for Health Research. AG reports salary support from Clinical Research Network and non-financial support from NCTU, outside the submitted work. Representatives of Esp{\`e}re Healthcare Ltd. and DreamSkin Health Ltd provided technical advice on how to use the garments. However, they played no role in the analysis or interpretation of the trial findings. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2017 Thomas et al.",
year = "2017",
doi = "10.1371/journal.pmed.1002280",
language = "English",
volume = "14",
journal = "PLoS Medicine",
issn = "1549-1277",
publisher = "Public Library of Science",
number = "4",
}