TIGER Study

08/07/2026

Parents Needed for Eczema Research!

Help inform future eczema care by sharing your views on the moisturisers used for your child.

• Do you have a child aged 6 months to 12 years with eczema?
• Short online survey (10 to 15 minutes)

Find out more here : https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/socs/upp

29/06/2026

How to run a research study into food allergy testing in young children with a TIGER trial manager Dominika Corejova

How to run a research study into food allergy testing in young children with eczema By Dominika Corejova, Trial Manager Behind every successful clinical study, there’s a complex network of people, processes, and systems working together — and that’s where my role as Trial Manager fits in. I’...

16/06/2026

What helps children with eczema more – food allergy tests or better advice? Read what the research nurse Sophia Williams has to say on the matter after 2 years of working on the Trial of food allergy (IgE) tests for Eczema Relief (TIGER) trial.

https://tiger.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/what-helps-children-with-eczema-more-food-allergy-tests-or-better-advice/

12/06/2026

Listen to an interview with our very own Prof Matthew Ridd discussing his work on the TIGER trial, exploring skin prick testing for food allergy to inform eczema treatment.

I am not aware of any evidence that more skin prick or blood-specific IgE tests are being done in children with eczema, but, with the rise...

01/06/2026

10/11/2025

Can specific foods trigger eczema and does avoiding them make eczema better? Prof Matthew Ridd discusses food allergy and eczema on the Global Parents for Eczema Research podcast. Click this link to listen now: https://www.gper.org/podcast/food-allergy-tests-for-eczema?fbclid=IwY2xjawN-wZZleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe58StMx_VfccV9iQzxd-r80LRRmhw8LPETYC84Bd7_l06De8iWf3AoFX7HRc_aem_XaDOEY0YRs6SlWF1-ST5eA

Do foods trigger eczema? Can food elimination ease atopic dermatitis? Many parents try allergy tests, but experts don't recommend it. Why?

04/09/2025

Please join us in congratulating the TIGER study team on surpassing their original target of 493 to end recruitment at 513! They have worked tirelessly since May 2023 and have achieved so much, well done 🥳

05/06/2025

The TIGER study has had a record breaking month of recruitment, well done! Visit www.bristol.ac.uk/tiger-study to read more and find out if you can take part!

22/05/2025

Visit the TIGER blog to read about how important it is to gather qualitative data to understand the 'for whom, where, when, under what circumstances, and how' of a trial.

https://tiger.blogs.bristol.ac.uk/blogs/