Behavioral Self-Help Intervention for Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis and Eczema Patients

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Dermatitis, Atopic, Eczema

In brief

Patients with atopic dermatitis and eczema often struggle with habitual scratching that is not well-controlled even with optimal medical therapy. Our goal is to create a behavioral intervention to help children with eczema reduce scratching. The investigators hope that the intervention will improve clinical outcomes and quality of life, as well as provide an easily implemented way for clinicians to educate patients and parents about behavioral modification techniques.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02713035

Run by

University of Mississippi Medical Center

People needed

10

Starts

2016-03-01

Expected to finish

2017-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-02-19

Who can join

Age: 4 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• children presenting to the pediatric dermatology clinic;
• current or new diagnosis of eczema or AD;
• between the ages of 4 and 12;
• excoriation is reported by the patient or parent or noted by the clinical staff to be a prominent issues within the past month.

You may not qualify if…

• inability to complete English-language questionnaires;
• patients requiring systemic immunosuppressives such as systemic prednisone, methotrexate, azathioprine, mycophenolate mofetil, or cyclosporine;
• Patients with known comorbidities that cause immunodeficiency, such as HIV, treatment with chemotherapy, or genetic syndromes;
• Patients who are being treated by a mental health provider (e.g., counselor, psychologist) or psychiatrist for issues specifically related to excoriation.

Where it is running

• Pavilion Dermatology Suite K — Jackson, Mississippi, United States

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