urticaria, psoriasis, atopic eczema, patients with pruritus and kidney disease, patients with pruritus and liver disease, patients with pruritus and chronic prurigo, pruritus of multifactorial genesis, somatoform pruritus or neuropahtic pruritus L29.8 L29.9 F45.8
Conditions
Interventions
Group 1: Patients with chronic itch will be questioned one or to times with five modules: general anamnesis, itch-specific anamnesis, itch-specific therapy, itch-specific quality of life and sleep. Si
Sponsors
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg,Verantwortlich für Organisation der Studie und Ethikantrag / Responsible for organisation of study and ethics committee application: Prof. Elke Weisshaar
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: - patients with chronic pruritus >= 6 weeks - written informed consent - personal introduction in the study center - capacity for consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: - deficient knowledge of the language - limited vigilance, e.g. dementia, sedatives
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hypothesis: Because of the itch-specific anamnesis, the questionnaire can differentiate between different diagnoses. The present study should provide intial approches of the validity. Therefore, construct validity and criterion validity will be assesd. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| On a subsample, the retest-reliability of the itch-specific anamnesis will be assessed after 24 hours. On a second subsample, the sensitivity to change/ stability will be assessed after 1 week. | — |
Countries
Austria, Germany, Switzerland
Contacts
Public ContactElke Weisshaar
Universitätsklinikum Heidelberg, Berufsdermatologie
Outcome results
None listed