Hand eczema is a common disease which often gives a chronic course thus affecting many functions in daily life. The body of evidence related to self-management of chronic hand eczema is poor. Better methods to support self-management of patients with chronic hand eczema may potentially improve the prognosis of a disease which is both a tremendous burden to the individual and to the society. The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the effect of a newly designed guidance programme offering individual counselling compared to conventional information with written information sheets.

Detailed description of the trial and the intervention can be found in the publication:

Mollerup A, Veien NK, Johansen JD. Chronic hand eczema--self-management and prognosis: a study protocol for a randomised clinical trial'. BMC Dermatol. 2012 Jun 12;12:6. doi: 10.1186/1471-5945-12-6.

PMID: 22691871 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE] Free PMC Article

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients clinically diagnosed with hand eczema at the first medical consultation at the outpatient ward, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte or at a private dermatologic practise in Aalborg, Denmark
• Patients who have given a signed informed consent to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients who cannot reply to a questionnaire in Danish