Can a drugstore cream keep eczema away? new study tests CeraVe as maintenance therapy
NCT ID NCT07204561
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at whether CeraVe moisturizing cream can help maintain skin hydration and prevent eczema from coming back in people with mild to moderate atopic dermatitis. Participants first use a steroid cream to clear their skin, then apply either CeraVe or a standard emollient twice daily for 42 days. The goal is to see which cream better keeps the skin barrier healthy and reduces the chance of flare-ups.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- CeraVe Moisturizing Cream (emollient)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could show that a simple moisturizer helps maintain skin hydration and prevent eczema flare-ups after steroid treatment.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study with no blinding, so results may be biased. The cream is a cosmetic product, not a drug, so any benefit is likely modest and temporary.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 98 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 99 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria: Subjects with clinically confirmed mild-to-moderate atopic dermatitis (AD), as defined by an Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score of 1-21, whose lesions will clear after treatment with a steroid and who will experience at least a 90% reduction in their EASI score. \- Participants of any gender, aged 18 years or over, from any phototype or ethnic group. Participants must be willing and able to give informed consent to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria: * Age \<18 years. Participants who are unwilling or unable to give informed consent to participate in the study. * Receiving any systemic treatment for atopic dermatitis (AD), including corticosteroids, cyclosporine, any approved biologics or JAK inhibitors. * Any dermatological disorder which, in the investigator's opinion, may interfere with the accurate evaluation of the subject's skin characteristics (except AD).
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Locations
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Fondazione PTV - Policlinico Tor Vergata
RECRUITINGRoma, RM, Italy
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