Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to Treat Chronic Pruritus in a Multidisciplinary Tertiary Care Setting- a Feasibility Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 尚未招募
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 30
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Adherence (%)
研究概览
简要总结
Pruritus is a common symptom of numerous dermatological and non-dermatological conditions. Current treatments for chronic pruritus (CP) are often not fully effective and may have burdensome side effects. Recently, the trauma exposure technique Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) that is recommended as first line treatment for posttraumatic stress disorder has been reported to be also effective in the treatment of CP in anecdotal clinical case observations. However, to the best of the investigator's knowledge, the efficacy of EMDR in CP has not yet been systematically explored. This study aims at addressing this unmet need in a prospective pilot study comparing EMDR versus treatment as usual (TAU).
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Non Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 75 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Provided written informed consent
- •Age 18 to 75 years
- •Skindex-29 (questionnaire) symptoms subscale ≥42
- •Confirmed diagnosis CP
- •Itch intensity of min. ≥ 4 on the 0-10 numerical rating scale within the last 7 days
- •Stable course of treatment in the two weeks prior to the study
排除标准
- •Inability to follow the procedures of the study, e.g. due to language problems, severe psychiatric disorders such as delusional disorder, suicidality or dementia.
- •Patients on phototherapy
- •Acute attacks of an autoimmune disease such as Crohn's disease
- •Serious cardiac disease
结局指标
主要结局
Adherence (%)
时间窗: up to 8 month
Adherence/ receipt of intervention and retention will be assessed by tracking % of sessions completed, number of dropouts and number of patients completing final assessment.
次要结局
未报告次要终点