Cross-sectional study on out-of-pocket-costs and psychosocial burden in vitiligo patients and usage of digital media

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032968

Enrollment

200

Registered

2023-11-13

Start date

2023-10-27

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

L80

Interventions

Group 1: Patients (min. 18 years) with vitiligo are interviewed once with an online questionnaire. The questionnaire contains questions on sociodemographics, aspects of the vitiligo disease, vitiligo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: diagnosed vitiligo

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participant is not fluent in German

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Average costs in the context of vitiligo, determined by patient information in the questionnaire for different categories e.g. creams and free text.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
- Average time spent due to vitiligo - Potential influencing factors (e.g. socio-demographic factors, severity of vitiligo, media use) on the out-of-pocket costs of vitiligo patients	—

Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactAlexander Zink

Klinik und Poliklinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie am Biederstein

alexander.zink@tum.de+498941409798

Outcome results

None listed

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