Online Treatment of Trichotillomania

May 9, 2016 updated by: University of Zurich

Decoupling as Internet Based Intervention: an Randomized Controlled Study to Treat Trichotillomania

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

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Randomized controlled trial with about 100 participants.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

105

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • suffering from trichotillomania 18 to 65 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • current drug or alcohol addiction current psychosis

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: TRIPLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: Decoupling
specific technic to reduce hair pulling
Behavioral: Decoupling
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: progressive muscle relaxation
Progressive relaxation relaxation technic
Behavioral: Progressive relaxation

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Severity of trichotillomania
Time Frame: 7 months
7 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
alexithymia
Time Frame: 7 months
7 months

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Quality of life
Time Frame: 7 months
7 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

University of Zurich

Collaborators

Novartis
Julia Bangerter-Rhyner Foundation Bale switzerland

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Michael Rufer, MD, Prof, University of Zurich

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2011

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

July 1, 2013

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 21, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 22, 2014

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 23, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

May 10, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 9, 2016

Last Verified

May 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • TtM

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