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Skin Picking Approach Avoidance Task

NCT04099537 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2022-02-28

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Summary

Pathological skin picking (PSP) is conceptualized as a behavioral addiction. Research has shown that behavioral addictions (e.g., problematic alcoholism or smoking) can be reduced using a cognitive retraining tool called approach-avoidance training (AAT). Participants will be randomly assigned to a single-session of AAT: (a) approach training, (b) avoidance training, or (c) placebo training and will be assessed at baseline, post-training (i.e., 30 minutes after training), and 2-week follow up. The investigators hypothesize that those in the approach training will show greater reduction in approach tendencies at post-treatment and 2-week follow up, compared to those in the approach training or placebo conditions. This study may produce data that will guide the development of a training program that focuses on the maladaptive action tendencies in skin picking symptoms.

Conditions

  • Skin-Picking

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Computerized cognitive training

Participants are trained to approach or avoid stimuli of skin using a joystick. Participants are to pull or push the joystick toward or away when skin stimuli are present. Thus, behaviorally, there may be an increase, decrease, or no change in approach tendencies towards skin.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Han Joo Lee, Ph.D. · University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-02
Primary Completion
2020-06-22
Completion
2020-06-22

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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