A RCT of an AEBT Website for Adults With Skin Picking

NCT05989737 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 13693
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 84
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test an online intervention for adults with excoriation disorder (skin picking). The main questions it aims to answer are:

1. 1.Is the online intervention effective, compared to a waitlist control condition?
2. 2.Is the online intervention acceptable to use?
3. 3.Participants in the intervention condition will be asked to complete an 8 module acceptance-enhanced behavioral training (AEBT) program for skin picking and 4 surveys over 3 months.
4. 4.Participants in the waitlist condition will be asked to complete 4 surveys over 3 months, and will receive access to the intervention once the study is complete.

Conditions

Excoriation (Skin-Picking) Disorder

Keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT); Acceptance-enhanced behavioral training (AEBT)

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Skin Picking Scale - Revised (SPS-R)

  The Skin Picking Scale - Revised is an 8-item self-report measure designed to assess skin picking severity over the past week. Items (e.g., "How often do you feel the urge to pick your skin?") are rated on a 5-point Likert Scale with total scores ranging from 0-32. Higher scores indicate greater skin picking severity.

  12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for Skin Picking (AAQ-SP)

  12 weeks

• Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21)

  12 weeks

• Mental Health Continuum-Short Form (MHC-SF)

  12 weeks

• The System Usability Scale (SUS)

  8 weeks

• Treatment Evaluation Inventory-Short Form (TEI-SF)

  8 weeks

Study Arms (2)

AEBT online program

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will complete the 8-module intervention of Acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy (AEBT). Acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy is a manualized treatment approach created by Woods and Twohig 2008 that provides both Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Habit Reversal Therapy.

Behavioral: Acceptance-Enhanced Behavior Therapy

Waitlist control

NO INTERVENTION

Waitlist condition; only assessment

Interventions

Acceptance-Enhanced Behavior Therapy BEHAVIORAL

8-module intervention delivering acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy through a fully automated website. This intervention was adapted from the Acceptance-enhanced behavior therapy workbook (Woods \& Twohig, 2008).

AEBT online program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• currently meet criteria for DSM-5 excoriation disorder
• at least 18 years old at intake
• fluent in English
• reside in the United States

You may not qualify if:

• currently receiving alternative psychotherapy for skin picking
• modifying or starting psychotropic medication 30 days prior to starting the study
• currently living outside of the United States
• under the age of 18
• did not meet DSM-5 criteria for excoriation at the time of intake session

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Utah State University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Utah State University

Logan, Utah, 84321, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Excoriation Disorder

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Self-Injurious Behavior; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder; Anxiety Disorders; Mental Disorders; Disruptive, Impulse Control, and Conduct Disorders

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: August 4, 2023
• First Posted: August 14, 2023
• Study Start: August 11, 2023
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2025
• Study Completion: August 1, 2025
• Last Updated: December 13, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)