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Acta Pediatr Mex 2016; 37 (6)

Comparative efficacy trial between two types of diapers for the prevention and treatment of diaper dermatitis

Sáez de Ocariz-Gutiérrez MM, Díaz-García L, Contreras-Verduzco FA, Narváez-Rosales V, Solís-Ortiz D, Greenawalt-Rodríguez S, Espinosa-Padilla S, Orozco-Covarrubias L

Language: Spanish
References: 27
Page: 310-321
PDF size: 674.27 Kb.


ABSTRACT

Background: To maintain the integrity of the skin in the area covered by a diaper is a goal in order to avoid the development of diaper dermatitis (DD).
Objetive: To compare the efficacy between two types of diapers to prevent or treat DD.
Patients and Method: Clinical randomized trial in which infants from 6 to 12 months of age, with or without DD, who used either Huggies UltraConfort™ or BBTips™, were included. The presence or absence of DD and the diapers’ efficacy evaluation by the physician and the keeper were documented. Statistical analysis included uni and bivariate analyses.
Results: In the group without DD, 68 infants with a mean age of 8.54 ± 2.09 months were evaluated. Seventy-two percent had had previous events of DD. Fourteen infants developed DD. The comparison between both types of diaper showed that BBTips™ had a superior efficacy over Huggies UltraConfort™. In the group with DD, 66 patients with a mean age of 8.65 ± 2.4 months were evaluated. Eighty-eight percent had had previous events of DD. Fifty-three percent of the DD had resolved by day 15, and 88% by day 30. The comparison between both types of diapers did not show significant differences in efficacy.
Conclusions: BBTips™ was superior to Huggies UltraConfort™ for the prevention of DD. Both types of diapers had a similar efficacy for the treatment of DD.


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