Implicit attention to itch: an exploratory study

Implicit attention to itch: an exploratory study - Implicit attention to itch: an exploratory study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON41019

Enrollment

Registered

2014-10-08

Start date

2014-10-14

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-04-23

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Conditions

Itch pruritus

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Age

18 Years to 99 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy volunteer; 18-30 years old; fluent in Dutch language

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe morbidity (e.g., multiple sclerosis, diabetes mellitus, heart or lung disease, rheumatoid arthritis, vasculitis), psychiatric disorders (e.g., depression), use of pacemaker, chronic itch or pain complaints, current use of medication, pregnancy.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary outcome is, in the somatosensory attention task modified for itch, the reaction time and accuracy (correct responses) of responses related to itch stimuli versus no stimuli.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The secondary outcome for the dot-probe task is the reaction time and accuracy (correct responses) of responses related to itch pictures compared to neutral pictures. Furthermore, the outcome of the Stroop task (reaction time for itch-related words compared to control words) and the total scores of the self-report questionnaires will be calculated, and related to the outcomes of the somatosensory and dot-probe attention tasks.	—

Measure

Time frame

The secondary outcome for the dot-probe task is the reaction time and accuracy (correct responses) of responses related to itch pictures compared to neutral pictures. Furthermore, the outcome of the Stroop task (reaction time for itch-related words compared to control words) and the total scores of the self-report questionnaires will be calculated, and related to the outcomes of the somatosensory and dot-probe attention tasks.

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Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results