• DOI:10.12968/bjon.2016.25.8.432
• Corpus ID: 21029525

A real-world evidence study evaluating a treatment for nappy rash.

@article{Goldman2016ARE,
  title={A real-world evidence study evaluating a treatment for nappy rash.},
  author={Martin Goldman and Imran Lodhi},
  journal={British journal of nursing},
  year={2016},
  volume={25 8},
  pages={
          432-9
        }
}

• M. Goldman, I. Lodhi
• Published 29 April 2016
• Medicine
• British journal of nursing

This retrospective open study evaluating the efficacy of Sudocrem Antiseptic Healing Cream (SAHC) in infantile nappy rash (NR) was based on real-world evidence collected using an online questionnaire that included Likert scales. Participants who had used SAHC in the past (n=2159) were recruited via social media and email. A total of 1818 respondents who had treated NR in the previous 6 months were asked to take part in the study. Over 50% of respondents saw an improvement in NR on the same day that treatment was started, and within 3 days 94.5% of respondents reported an improvement in NR. Of 1804 subjects who answered the question, 72.5% indicated that the NR had completely healed within 3 days of starting treatment and by the fifth day, 94.7% said that the NR had completely healed. A total of 71% of 1793 respondents said that an episode of NR had either no or minimal impact disrupting their normal lives, but 29% reported a noticeable impact, even though evidence suggests that mild to moderate nappy rash can be treated quickly. Based on this real-world retrospective study, the evidence suggests SAHC is rapidly effective, reduces signs and symptoms of inflammation, and heals NR.