Online Treatment of Trichotillomania

NCT ID: NCT02044237

Last Updated: 2016-05-10

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

105 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-08-31

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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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

Detailed Description

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Randomized controlled trial with about 100 participants.

Conditions

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Trichotillomania Alexithymia Quality of Life

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Decoupling

specific technic to reduce hair pulling

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Decoupling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

progressive muscle relaxation

Progressive relaxation relaxation technic

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Progressive relaxation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Decoupling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Progressive relaxation

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* suffering from trichotillomania 18 to 65 years old

Exclusion Criteria

* current drug or alcohol addiction current psychosis
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Novartis

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role collaborator

Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation Bale switzerland

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Zurich

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Michael Rufer, MD, Prof

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Zurich

Locations

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University of

Zurich, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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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.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 21659318 (View on PubMed)

Related Links

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26783728

affective regualation in trichotillomania - publication

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26398632

randomized therapy study for trichotillomania- publication

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24768249

alexithymia in trichotillomania - publication

Other Identifiers

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TTM

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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