Salt shaker showdown: could less sodium mean less eczema itch?

NCT ID NCT07447063

Not yet recruiting Symptom relief Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether lowering salt in your diet can make eczema less severe. Forty adults with eczema will eat a low-salt diet for 24 weeks. For 5 weeks they'll take salt pills, and for another 5 weeks they'll take placebo pills, to see the real effect of sodium. Researchers will measure eczema severity and skin sodium levels using MRI.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: sodium chloride tablets
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a simple dietary change to help manage eczema symptoms.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-phase trial with only 40 people. The effect may be small or not work at all, and results may not apply to everyone with eczema.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

atopic eczema Eczema

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ATOPIC DERMATITIS ECZEMA

Contacts and locations

Locations

San Francisco VA Medical Center

San Francisco, California, 94115, United States
UCSF Mt Zion Campus

San Francisco, California, 94511, United States

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