Chronic Pruritus - Effects of Basic Therapy in Geriatric Patients

Recruiting

Conditions: L29
Pruritus

Registration Number: DRKS00032216

Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Altersmedizin der Uniklinik Aachen

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 30

Inclusion Criteria

Inpatient geriatric patients in the medical clinic suffering from chronic pruritus.
- Capacity to consent: made dependent on medical assessment, including current geriatric assessment with emphasis on cognition (Mini-Mental-Status, Clock Test).
- Planned return to the University Hospital after inpatient treatment
- Accessibility of the University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Location Franziskus within a radius of 20 km (good accessibility for the geriatric patients should be guaranteed)
- Willingness to come to the university outpatient clinic after 2 months to review the results
- Ability to understand and follow the instructions of the study staff
- Have signed an informed consent form
- Ability to communicate adequately in German

Exclusion Criteria

- Do not have a signed informed consent form
- unable to understand the nature, meaning, and implications of the study and therefore unable to consent.
- Lack of capacity to understand and consent due to cognitive deficits and/or language barriers.

Study & Design

Study Type: observational

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Determination of chronic pruritus using 4 questionnaires: DLQI = Dermatology Life Quality Index, AGP = Pruritus Questionnaire of the Pruritus Research Group, Patient Benefit Index and HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
- To determine the prevalence of CP in the unselected patient population of a university geriatric inpatient unit.<br>- Assessment of comorbidities and medications with evaluation of their possible influence on the symptom pruritus. <br>- Quantification of pruritus severity with impact on quality of life (measured by standardized questionnaires) and correlation with geriatric assessment of mobility, self-help ability, and quality of life.<br>- Benefit on symptom severity, quality of life of the current guideline recommended basic therapy with rehydrating emollients after 2 months in these geriatric patients.