Health & Medicinearticle2026-10-11

PROTEGO Study Protocol: A Cluster Randomised Crossover Trial of Vernix Caseosa Retention for Primary Prevention of Atopic Dermatitis

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Abstract

Summary PROTEGO is a Chilean cluster‐randomised crossover trial of vernix caseosa retention to prevent atopic dermatitis. 1383 mother‐infant dyads will be enrolled and followed for atopic dermatitis until 12 months.

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View paper (DOI)OpenAlexClinical & Experimental AllergyPublished 2026-10-11

Authors: Arturo Borzutzky, Carolina Cabalín, Juan Pablo Fraga, Jorge Fabres, Alberto Toso, Marcelo Farías, Maria-Laura Cossio, María José Escalante, Paula Fajuri, Maite Rojas-McKenzie, Magdalena Sande, Rosario Willatt, Carolina Barrientos, Robert J. Boyle

Institutions: Université de Montréal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Public Health England