Alexithymia, Quality of Life, Trichotillomania
Conditions
Keywords
trichotillomania, online therapy
Brief summary
Online study for patients with trichotillomania. 4 main hypothesis. 1. Alexithymia and Trichotillomania correlated and regression analyses find association between them 2. we will be able to find patient who have never been treated before. Those will suffer to the same amount as previously treated patients 3. Decoupling will be more helpful than progressive muscle relaxation 4. different constructs of emotion regulation will show different trait and state characteristics in patients with trichotillomania
Detailed description
Randomized controlled trial with about 100 participants.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALDecoupling
BEHAVIORALProgressive relaxation
Sponsors
Novartis
Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation Bale switzerland
University of Zurich
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* suffering from trichotillomania 18 to 65 years old
Exclusion criteria
* current drug or alcohol addiction current psychosis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Severity of trichotillomania | 7 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| alexithymia | 7 months |
Other
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of life | 7 months |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed