erythrophobia fear of blushing
Conditions
Interventions
Operative technique
Bilateral HSDS is performed in a single operative setting. All procedures are
performed by the same surgical team and a standard surgical protocol was
followed throughout the stu
Sponsors
Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum
Eligibility
Age
18 Years to 99 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Incapacitating facial blushing.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Being under 18. Furthermore, people are not allowed to undergo sympathetic surgery when they have: 1) A history of reconstructive chest wall surgery; 2) Pulmonary or (unsuccessful) sympathetic surgery including iatrogenic Harlequin syndrome; 3) Acceptable results with drug treatment; 4) ASA classification greater than 1.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fear of blushing subscale of the Blushing, Trembling and Sweating Questionnaire (BTSQ; Bögels & Reith, 1999). This questionnaire assesses fear of showing somatic symptoms. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Daily blushing will be measured with the use of visual analogue scales. For a comprehensive description of the sample, the subjects will complete the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D; Radloff, 1977); the Social Interaction Anxiety Scale (SIAS; Mattick & Clarke, 1998); the brief Fear of Negative Evaluation Scale (BFNE; Leary, 1983); the social phobia subscale of the Fear Questionnaire (FQ; Marks and Mathews, 1979); and the nineteen-item version of the Blushing Propensity Scale (BPS; Bögels, Alberts & de Jong, 1996) . Implicit blush associations will be assessed using a Implicit Association Test (Glashouwer, de Jong, Dijk & Buwalda, 2010); interpretations using the Blush Cognitions Questionnaire (Dijk, et al., 2009) and a recognition task (Dulken, 2010) . The SCID-I-I/P (Spitzer et al., 1992) will be used as a diagnostic interview to examine psychopathology. | — |
Countries
Netherlands
Outcome results
None listed