Everyday Perceptual Differentiation of Emotions, Thoughts, and Bodily Sensations in Individuals with Skin-Picking

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00039835

Enrollment

120

Registered

2026-04-16

Start date

2026-04-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Individuals with Skin Picking Disorder (ICD 11 code: 6B25.1)

Interventions

Group 1: Group 1: Individuals with skin-picking – participants with SPD carry out a 7-day EMA-based self-monitoring of their thoughts, emotions, and bodily sensations (without detailed instruction). G

exercises for improving self-observation, e.g., body scan.) via a webinar and subsequently carry out a 7-day EMA-based self-monitoring. Group 3: Group 3: Individuals without skin-picking, control grou

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Sufficient proficiency in German SPS-R score = 7 (for groups 1 and 2) SPS-R score = 6 (for group 3)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe psychiatric disorders (e.g., acute psychosis)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), participants will be prompted over a course of 7 consecutive days twice daily randomly between 8am and 8pm to respond to the following open-ended questions: - “What are you thinking right now?” - “What are you feeling right now (emotions in adjectives)?” - “What are you currently sensing in your body?” Responses will be provided in an open-ended format. If participants do not perceive any specific internal state at the moment, they will be instructed to enter a question mark (“?”). For individuals with skin picking, the urge to engage in skin picking is assessed twice daily alongside the three questions: - “How strong is your urge right now to manipulate your skin?” (0–10) Once daily in the evening (7pm), the following question is also asked: - “Approximately how long did you manipulate your skin today (in minutes)?”	—

Measure

Time frame

Using ecological momentary assessment (EMA), participants will be prompted over a course of 7 consecutive days twice daily randomly between 8am and 8pm to respond to the following open-ended questions: - “What are you thinking right now?” - “What are you feeling right now (emotions in adjectives)?” - “What are you currently sensing in your body?” Responses will be provided in an open-ended format. If participants do not perceive any specific internal state at the moment, they will be instructed to enter a question mark (“?”). For individuals with skin picking, the urge to engage in skin picking is assessed twice daily alongside the three questions: - “How strong is your urge right now to manipulate your skin?” (0–10) Once daily in the evening (7pm), the following question is also asked: - “Approximately how long did you manipulate your skin today (in minutes)?”

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Questionnaires (administered directly prior and after the 7-day EMA assessment): - Skin Picking Scale–Revised (SPS-R; Gallinat et al., 2016) - Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS; Gratz & Roemer, 2004) - Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI; Franke, G. H., 2000)	—

Countries

Austria, Germany, Switzerland

Contacts

Public ContactAnne Schienle

Universität Graz

anne.schienle@uni-graz.at+43 316 380 5086

Outcome results

None listed

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