Study Results
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
135 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2017-01-24
2017-04-26
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Hand-holding
Subjects will be randomized to be in the handholding, stress ball, or control study arms. The randomization will be 1:1:1.
Hand-holding
Subject will have their hand held.
Stress Ball
Subjects will be randomized to be in the handholding, stress ball, or control study arms. The randomization will be 1:1:1.
Stress Ball
Subject will be given a stress ball to hold.
Nothing
Subjects will be randomized to be in the handholding, stress ball, or control study arms. The randomization will be 1:1:1.
No interventions assigned to this group
Interventions
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Hand-holding
Subject will have their hand held.
Stress Ball
Subject will be given a stress ball to hold.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Undergoing a dermatologic procedure
* Willing and able to understand and provide informed consent and communicate with the investigator
Exclusion Criteria
* Subjects who are unable to understand the protocol or to give informed consent
* Subjects with self-reported mental illness or other psychological conditions, such as psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, cognitive disorders, depression with psychotic features, dissociative disorders
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Northwestern University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Murad Alam
Professor in Dermatology, Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and Surgery
Principal Investigators
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Murad Alam, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Northwestern University
Locations
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Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Countries
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References
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Yanes AF, Weil A, Furlan KC, Poon E, Alam M. Effect of Stress Ball Use or Hand-holding on Anxiety During Skin Cancer Excision: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Dermatol. 2018 Sep 1;154(9):1045-1049. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2018.1783.
Other Identifiers
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STU00203158
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id