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Stress-induced Scratching in Healthy and AD

NCT04174651 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 8

Last updated 2022-08-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to examine scratching behavior and identify brain areas responsible for stress-induced spontaneous scratching in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD).

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Trier Social Stress Test (TSST)

Participants randomized to receive the acute stress condition will undergo the TSST wherein the participant will be introduced to an upcoming task (i.e., job interview) and allowed to prepare (2 minutes). The participant will then be required to speak (job interview) for 4 minutes in front of 2 experimenters. After completion of the interview, participants will be asked to perform a mental arithmetic task for 4 minutes.

BEHAVIORAL

Landscape Video

Participants randomized to receive the control condition will be watching a landscape video for 10 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Miami

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Hideki Mochizuki, PhD · University of Miami

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
59 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2020-01-27
Primary Completion
2021-04-28
Completion
2022-07-19

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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