Mental itch induction in patients with atopic dermatitis, urticaria and psoriasis vs. healthy controls

Mental itch induction in patients with atopic dermatitis, urticaria and psoriasis vs. healthy controls - JRS_I

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00004179

Enrollment

144

Registered

2012-06-05

Start date

2011-01-24

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

L20 L40 L50

Interventions

Group 1: Patients suffering from atopic dermatitis (presentation of all three videos

during video presentation recording of the patients in order to rate the number of scratch-movements

in between the video-presentation wash-out periods during which questionnaires were filled in and assessment of the subjective itch-intensity) Group 2: Patients suffering from urticaria (presentation

in between the video-presentation wash-out periods during which questionnaires were filled in and assessment of the subjective itch-intensity) Group 3: Patients suffering from psoriasis (presentation

in between the video-presentation wash-out periods during which questionnaires were filled in and assessment of the subjective itch-intensity) Group 4: Skin-healthy controls (presentation of all three

in between the video-presentation wash-out periods during which questionnaires were filled in and assessment of the subjective itch-intensity)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with clinically diagnosed atopic dermatitis, urticaria or psoriasis, and skin-healthy controls.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The occurrence of a chronic somatic or psychiatric disease besides the skin-disease, use of itch-reducing medicine 24 hours prior to the investigation

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Subjective itch, measured by a visual analog scale 2. Objective itch, operationalized by the number of scratch-movements during the presentation of the videos, rated by two independent persons	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Characteristics of the subjects, measured by psychological questionnaires: 1) German Version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale 2) Self-Consciousness-Scale (SAM) 3) Neo-Five-Factor Inventory (NEO-FFI) to measure personality factors: extraversion, neuroticism, openness to experience, conscientiousness, agreeableness 4) Touch- Shame- Disgust Questionnaire (TSD-Q)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactChristina Schut

Institut für Medizinische Psychologie, Fachbereich Humanmedizin der Justus-Liebig Universität Gießen

Christina.Schut@psycho.med.uni-giessen.de06419945682

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026