NCT02816996
Completed
N/A
Managing Patient Comfort During Dermatologic Procedures: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Pain
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Enrollment
- 135
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Anxiety
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 4 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
The goal of this study is to find the effect of holding a patient's hand on anxiety and pain during dermatologic procedures.
Investigators
Murad Alam
Professor in Dermatology, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Surgery
Northwestern University
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •Age 18 and older
- •Undergoing a dermatologic procedure
- •Willing and able to understand and provide informed consent and communicate with the investigator
Exclusion Criteria
- •Subjects who have wound healing problems
- •Subjects who are unable to understand the protocol or to give informed consent
- •Subjects with self-reported mental illness or other psychological conditions, such as psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, cognitive disorders, depression with psychotic features, dissociative disorders
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Anxiety
Time Frame: immediately after dermatologic procedure
Subjects will complete the 6-item State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI)
Pain
Time Frame: immediately after dermatologic procedure
Subjects will complete a visual analog scale for pain ranging from "no pain at all" to "worst possible pain."
Study Sites (1)
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