Social status and skin health – a cross-sectional study in clinical dermatology

Social status and skin health – a cross-sectional study in clinical dermatology - SHC

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00037828

Enrollment

400

Registered

2025-10-15

Start date

2025-11-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

L97 B02 A46 L08.0 L20 L40 Z01.5 Z51.6

Interventions

Group 1: All patients admitted to the Department of Dermatology and Allergology at Aachen University Hospital, have one of the defined skin diseases (leg ulcers, herpes zoster, erysipelas, pyoderma, p

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Age = 18 years - Presence of one skin disease (ulcers, herpes zoster, erysipelas, pyoderma, psoriasis or atopic dermatitis) or use of elective allergoloical treatment (exposure testing or hyposensitisation) - Inpatient or outpatient stay at the Dermatology Clinic, University Hospital Aachen, location: Franziskus - Capacity to give consent - Willingness to participate and complete the standardised questionnaire

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Age < 18 years - Lack of capacity to give consent - Insufficient language skills, if it is not possible to provide information in an understandable form - Refusal to participate in the study

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary endpoint of the study are the occurrence of specific dermatological diseases and the use of elective allergological treatments. Specifically, the study records the occurrence of leg ulcers, infectious skin diseases (erysipelas, herpes zoster and pyoderma), chronic inflammatory skin diseases (atopic dermatitis and psoriasis) and participation in elective allergy treatments (yes/ no).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary endpoint is the score determined by the DLQI questionnaire. The key influencing variable is socioeconomic status (SES), which is determined on the basis of a standardised questionnaire using the methodology developed by the RKI. The SES numerical value allows for a classification into low, medium and high living conditions, so that all socioeconomic groups are taken into account. In addition, other demographic and clinical influencing factors, including age, gender, height and weight, are taken into account.	—

Measure

Time frame

The secondary endpoint is the score determined by the DLQI questionnaire. The key influencing variable is socioeconomic status (SES), which is determined on the basis of a standardised questionnaire using the methodology developed by the RKI. The SES numerical value allows for a classification into low, medium and high living conditions, so that all socioeconomic groups are taken into account. In addition, other demographic and clinical influencing factors, including age, gender, height and weight, are taken into account.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAmir Yazdi

Klinik für Dermatologie und Allergologie - Hautklinik

hautklinik-chefsekretariat@ukaachen.de+49 241 7501-8238

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026