Online Treatment of Trichotillomania
Decoupling as Internet Based Intervention: an Randomized Controlled Study to Treat Trichotillomania
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Online study for patients with trichotillomania. 4 main hypothesis.
- 1.Alexithymia and Trichotillomania correlated and regression analyses find association between them
- 2.we will be able to find patient who have never been treated before. Those will suffer to the same amount as previously treated patients
- 3.Decoupling will be more helpful than progressive muscle relaxation
- 4.different constructs of emotion regulation will show different trait and state characteristics in patients with trichotillomania
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started Aug 2011
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 1, 2013
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 21, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 23, 2014
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
December 1, 2014
CompletedMay 10, 2016
May 1, 2016
1.9 years
January 21, 2014
May 9, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Severity of trichotillomania
7 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
alexithymia
7 months
Other Outcomes (1)
Quality of life
7 months
Study Arms (2)
Decoupling
EXPERIMENTALspecific technic to reduce hair pulling
progressive muscle relaxation
ACTIVE COMPARATORProgressive relaxation relaxation technic
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- suffering from trichotillomania 18 to 65 years old
You may not qualify if:
- current drug or alcohol addiction current psychosis
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Zurichlead
- Novartiscollaborator
- Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation Bale switzerlandcollaborator
Study Sites (1)
University of
Zurich, Switzerland
Related Publications (1)
Moritz S, Treszl A, Rufer M. A randomized controlled trial of a novel self-help technique for impulse control disorders: a study on nail-biting. Behav Modif. 2011 Sep;35(5):468-85. doi: 10.1177/0145445511409395. Epub 2011 Jun 8.
PMID: 21659318BACKGROUND
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Michael Rufer, MD, Prof
University of Zurich
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- TRIPLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 21, 2014
First Posted
January 23, 2014
Study Start
August 1, 2011
Primary Completion
July 1, 2013
Study Completion
December 1, 2014
Last Updated
May 10, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-05