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Implicit attention to itch: an exploratory study

Completed
Conditions
Itch
pruritus
10014982
Registration Number
NL-OMON41019
Lead Sponsor
niversiteit Leiden
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
39
Inclusion Criteria

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

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.

Study & Design

Study Type
Observational non invasive
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The primary outcome is, in the somatosensory attention task modified for itch,<br /><br>the reaction time and accuracy (correct responses) of responses related to itch<br /><br>stimuli versus no stimuli.</p><br>
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
<p>The secondary outcome for the dot-probe task is the reaction time and accuracy<br /><br>(correct responses) of responses related to itch pictures compared to neutral<br /><br>pictures. Furthermore, the outcome of the Stroop task (reaction time for<br /><br>itch-related words compared to control words) and the total scores of the<br /><br>self-report questionnaires will be calculated, and related to the outcomes of<br /><br>the somatosensory and dot-probe attention tasks.</p><br>
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