Is Acne a Skin Disease Affecting the Brain Functions? Neurocognition in Patients With Acne Vulgaris

Completed

• Conditions: Acne Vulgaris

• Registration Number: NCT01931774
• Lead Sponsor: Bezmialem Vakif University

Brief Summary

Acne vulgaris usually causes psychological distress, depression, and anxiety disorders that may impair neurocognitive functions such as memory, attention, psychomotor speed, and executive functions, which are also common psychiatric disorders in patients with acne.

The purpose of this study is to determine cognitive functioning in treatment naive acne patients, without a history of any psychiatric disorder.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-04
• Primary Completion: 2013-07
• Study Completion: 2013-07
• Status Verified: 2013-08
• Study First Submitted: 2013-08-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-08-27
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-08-27
• Study First Posted: 2013-08-29
• Last Update Posted: 2013-08-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 66

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

The participants that had a symptom or a history of mental retardation (IQ < 70), serious head trauma, seizures or any other mental disorder, and participants on any medical treatment will be excluded. Participants with a family history (first degree relatives) of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or schizoaffective disorder will also be excluded to avoid the negative effect of these disorders on cognitive functions. The same exclusion criteria will also be applied to the control group.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Cognitive functions	baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
anxiety	baseline

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bezmialem Vakif University Hospital; 🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey