Relationship betweenn sensory qualities and emotions (Itch induction by means of cowhage)

Relationship betweenn sensory qualities and emotions (Itch induction by means of cowhage) - JRS-C

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00005379

Enrollment

Registered

2013-10-17

Start date

2013-09-05

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

Healthy participants

Interventions

Group 1: Placebo + control video Group 2: Placebo + experimental video Group 3: Cowhage + control video about 30 - 50 cowhage-spicules were rubbed into the skin for 45 seconds and stayed there during

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 18 - 30 years of age, healthy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria is the occurence of a chronic somatic or psychiatric disease as well as the occurence of an itch-associated (skin-)disease during the last five years or in the present. The occurence of moskito bites at the current time also leads to exclusion.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The experience of the itch intensity is measured immediately after the treatment by means of a visual analog scale (0 - 10)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The number of scratch movements during the treatment is counted by two independent persons.	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactLisa Wilhelm

Institut für Med. Psychologie

lisa.wilhelm@psycho.med.uni-giessen.de0049-641-9945674

Outcome results

None listed

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