Can an amino acid supplement calm childhood eczema?
NCT ID NCT07670676
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether a supplement containing L-histidine, along with a topical oil or lotion and unscented soap, could improve mild-to-moderate eczema in children. Forty children ages 1 to 12 were split into two groups: one received a powder supplement and the other a gummy supplement, both with the same amount of L-histidine. Researchers measured changes in eczema severity using standard scoring tools. The goal was to see if this combination could ease symptoms like itching, redness, and dryness.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- L-histidine (amino acid) in powder or gummy supplements, plus topical oil or lotion and unscented soap
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple, non-drug way to ease eczema symptoms in children.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study with only 40 children and no control group. Results may not apply to all kids, and supplements are not a substitute for medical treatment.
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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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40 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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1 year to 12 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: * Sex: female and male; * Age : from 1 to 12 years old; * Phototype: I to IV; * Type: Caucasian; * Child having mild to moderate eczema and atopic dermatitis (including but not limited to flakiness, irritation, itching and dryness); * No change in hygiene, cosmetics - except for the product(s) under study - during the entire study duration; * Subjects/Subjects parent's agreeing not to change lifestyle habits of child during the study duration. * Healthy child; * Child whose at least one parent/legal guardian has given freely and expressly her/his informed consent; * Child whose at least one parent/legal guardian is willing to adhere to the protocol and study procedures; * Child with Polish citizenship. Exclusion Criteria: * Cutaneous pathology on the study zone (other than atopic dermatitis); * Use of topical or systemic treatment during the previous weeks liable to interfere with the assessment of the cutaneous acceptability/efficacy of the study product (the subjects are allowed to use their topical corticosteroids during the study if needed; the information about the treatment and the number of applications must be noted in the daily log); * Child having undergone a surgery under general anesthesia within the previous month; * Excessive exposure to sunlight or UV-rays within the previous month; * Child enrolled in another clinical trial during the study period.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Eurofins Dermscan Poland
Gdansk, Poland
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