Evaluation of video material regarding different fuctions of our skin - a comparison of patients with atopic dermatitis and skin healthy controls
- Conditions
- L20Atopic dermatitis
- Registration Number
- DRKS00005378
- Lead Sponsor
- Institut für Medizinische Psychologie
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 120
inclusion criteria for patients:
18 - 60 years of age
clinically diagnosed atopic dermatitis according to the criteria by Hanifin & Rajka (1980)
duration of skin disease: at least 1 year
occurence of AD-symptoms during the last six months
inclusion criteria for healthy subjects:
18 - 60 years of age
exclusion criteria of the patient group:
- other itch-associated (skin-)diseases
- diagnosis of a psychiatric disease (ICD- category F0,1,7,8,9)
- diagnosis of a chronic, non-atopic somatic disease
- local or systemic use of glucocorticoids, topical immuno-suppressant-drufs or UV-irradtiation less than 48 hours before the participation in the study
exclusion criteria of the healthy group:
- atopic diseases like atopic dermatitis, asthma bronchiale or rhintis allergica
- other itch-associated (skin-)diseases
- diagnosis of a psychiatric disease (ICD- category F0,1,7,8,9)
- diagnosis of a chronic somatic disease
- local or systemic use of glucocorticoids, topical immuno-suppressant-drufs or UV-irradtiation less than 48 hours before the participation in the study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The experienced itch intensity is examined immediately after each video presentation by means of a visual analog scale (0 - 10)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The number of scratch movements during the video presentations is being rated by two independent persons