Sand Play - the Effect of Biodiversity Exposure on Atopic Dermatitis

NARecruitingINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

80

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 26, 2023

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2027

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2027

Conditions
Atopic DermatitisNature, HumanMicrobial ColonizationImmune System and Related Disorders
Interventions
BIOLOGICAL

Microbial intervention

Children in microbial intervention arm receive an indoor sandbox containing play sand enriched with organic leaf compost, moss and humus substances. Families also receive an indoor cultivation set including growing box, seeds, spray bottle, plant lamp and microbe rich growing medium containing organic leaf compost, moss, biochar and humus substances.

OTHER

Placebo

Children in placebo arm receive an indoor sandbox containing visually similar play sand modified with peat with low microbial diversity. Families also receive an indoor cultivation set including growing box, seeds, spray bottle, plant lamp and growing medium containing peat, inorganic fertilizers, and potting gravel with low microbial diversity.

Trial Locations (2)

00970

RECRUITING

Natural Resources Institute Finland, Helsinki

Unknown

RECRUITING

Tampere University, Tampere

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Tampere University

OTHER

lead

Natural Resources Institute Finland

OTHER_GOV