Prevention of Hand Eczema Among Workers in the Fishing Industry in Greenland

Prevention of Hand Eczema Among Workers in the Fishing Industry in Greenland: an Intervention Study

This study aims to investigate the effect of a prevention programme on hand eczema among workers in the Greenlandic fishing industry. This is a non-randomised clinical trial including employees at four of Royal Greenland's fish processing facilities in Greenland.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Employee in Royal Greenland, a state-owned company and one of the largest seafood enterprises in the world
• Written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• Age below 18 years
• Inability to understand the Greenlandic, Danish or English language
• Pregnancy
• Other chronic skin diseases on the hands
• Receiving immunomodulatory therapies