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Meditation in Inflammatory Dermatosis

Not Applicable
Recruiting
Conditions
Psoriasis
Pruritus
Atopic Dermatitis
Interventions
Other: MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction)
Registration Number
NCT05500794
Lead Sponsor
Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Brief Summary

Psoriasis and atopic dermatitis are multifactorial inflammatory dermatoses, with a very high prevalence, reaching more than 120 million patients in the world. Although the physiopathological mechanisms are not yet clearly defined, these inflammatory dermatoses involve an interaction between the immune system and the epidermal cells, severe skin inflammation and often very intense pruritus. The objectives of an effective management should be to treat lesions in order to reduce them, but also to reduce itching and allow the patients to accept and cope with their pathology, without neglecting an improvement in the "Dermatology Life Quality Index" (DLQI) and in the psychological state, sometimes depressive, of the patient. Itching is defined as "a feeling that needs to be scratched urgently" and can cause significant distress along with pain. It severely impacts the quality of life and the quality of sleep. Chronic itching is associated with increased stress, anxiety, and other mood disorders. In turn, stress and anxiety exacerbate the itching, leading to a vicious cycle of pruritus - scratching that affects patient behavior (excessive scratching) and worsens disease prognosis and quality of life. Much research over the past few decades has demonstrated the effect of mindfulness meditation on emotional and cognitive responsiveness, cognitive flexibility, rumination, self-compassion and mindfulness, but also on acute pain, anxiety, stress, depression, cardiovascular disease, eating disorders, cancer and cognitive loss with age. Several studies have shown the impact of mindfulness on brain function and immunity, with evidence for the association between mindfulness and changes in the levels of markers characteristic of immune system activity and inflammation, known to be increased in psoriasis or atopic dermatitis. The objective is to evaluate the effect of mental training in the regulation of stress and emotions through mindfulness meditation in patients with moderate, itchy atopic dermatitis or psoriasis, not treated with systemic agents (e.g.: biotherapies). This project is based on the premise that mental training in the regulation of stress and emotions through meditation would reduce the effects of the infernal itch-scratch cycle, alleviating pruritus, thus improving the well-being and mental health of patients while reducing their inflammatory skin lesions and limiting the appearance of new lesions.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
72
Inclusion Criteria
  • Patient aged 18 years old or older

  • With health insurance coverage

  • Significant pruritus defined by a Visual Analogical Scale (VAS) pruritus ≥ 4

  • Patient with plaque psoriasis

    • Without joint involvement
    • Mild to moderate severity (PASI>10)
    • DLQI > 10

OR Patient with atopic dermatitis:

  • Mild to moderate severity (SCORAD>10)

  • DLQI > 10

  • Diagnosis according to Hanifin and Raijka criteria

    • Patient in a stable psychological state
    • French langage spoken

Exclusion Criteria :

  • Current systemic treatment or treatment discontinued within the last month
  • Psychiatric illnesses diagnosed according to the DSM-5 or ICD-10 international criteria of psychotic disorder, severe anxiety disorder, depressive disorder with a current depressive episode of severe intensity, bipolar disorder with a current depressive or manic episode
  • Taking psychotropic or neuroleptic treatments
  • Participation in another interventional research study or being in the exclusion period at the end of a previous study, if applicable
  • Patient under AME
Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction) groupMBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction)MBSR (Mindfulness-Based Stress reduction) program : 1 weekly session of 2 hours and a half for 8 weeks, (first and last session: 3 hours) and an optional day of intensive practice of 6 hours, supervised by an MBSR instructor.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pruritus assessed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)at 8 weeks

VAS Pruritus scale is a scale going from 0 to 10. 0 corresponds to no pruritus et 10 to the maximum of prurit.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Number of scratches per day (including nights)at 16 weeks as compared to 8 weeks
SCORAD Index for atopic dermatitisat 16 weeks as compared to 8 weeks

The maximal score of the SCORAD Index is 103.

Pruritus assessed by Visual Analogue Scale (VAS)at 16 weeks

VAS Pruritus scale is a scale going from 0 to 10. 0 corresponds to no pruritus et 10 to the maximum of prurit.

Pruritus assessed by 5-D Itch Scale 5-D (5-D IQ)at 16 weeks as compared to 8 weeks

The 5-D itch scale is a multidimensional questionnaire. The scores of each of the domains are achieved separately and then summed together : total 5-D score can potentially range between 5 (no pruritus) and 25 (most severe pruritus).

Psorasis Area and severity index (PASI Index) for psoriasis groupat 16 weeks as compared to 8 weeks

This score takes into account the affected skin surface, the degree of redness, the thickening of the skin and the scaling. Its ranges from 0 to 72.The higher the number, the more severe the psoriasis.

Number of dermatocorticoides tubesat 16 weeks as compared to 8 weeks
Stress evaluation assessed by Perceived Stress Scaleat 16 weeks as compared to 8 weeks

It is a 10 questions scale with 5 items per question. Its goes from 10 to 50.

Quantification of inflammatory stress markers in salivaat 16 weeks as compared to 8 weeks

Saliva stress markers will be alpha-amylase, cortisol, IL-6, IL-31 and TNF-alpha

Quantification of inflammatory stress markers in serumat 16 weeks as compared to 8 weeks

Serum stress markers will be CRP, cortisol, IL-6, IL-31,TNF-alpha and Adreno CorticoTropic Hormone

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Hôpital Saint-Louis

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Paris, France

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