NCT02205593

Haut-Tief Patient Education on Psoriasis and Eczema

A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study of the Impact of Education and Stress-reduction Techniques on Psoriasis and Eczema.

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 80 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Zurich · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

'Haut-Tief' (Skin Deep) is an educational, stress reducing program for patients with psoriasis or atopic dermatitis. A range of support activities will be offered in order to learn effective self-management strategies and attitude to one's chronic skin disease and consequently improving quality of life.

Detailed description

The educational program consists of 2-hours of educational (dermatology, specialized nurse, psychologist) and stress-reduction sessions (yoga, meditation, physiotherapy) twice a week during 9 weeks. A multidisciplinary team of trainers is involved. Primary endpoint is the general and skin dependent quality of life measured by questionnaires. HRQoL (Health-Related Quality of Life) is measured at baseline, after 3 months, 6 months and 9 months follow up. Patients are recruited from the out-patient clinic at the Department of Dermatology of the University Hospital Zurich. Patients are randomized in an intervention and control group. Intervention group receives the education program additionally to follow-up visits whereas the control group receives follow-up visits. Several runs are planned.

Conditions

• Psoriasis
• Atopic Dermatitis/ Eczema

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Control	Regular follow-up and treatment WITHOUT behavioural intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-07-01
• Primary completion: 2018-10-01
• Completion: 2022-12-01
• First posted: 2014-07-31
• Last updated: 2019-07-26

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Switzerland