Brief Title
Online Treatment of Trichotillomania
Official Title
Decoupling as Internet Based Intervention: an Randomized Controlled Study to Treat Trichotillomania
Brief Summary
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
Randomized controlled trial with about 100 participants.
Study Type
Interventional
Primary Outcome
Severity of trichotillomania
Secondary Outcome
alexithymia
Condition
Trichotillomania
Intervention
Decoupling
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
Decoupling
Description: specific technic to reduce hair pulling
Publications
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by National Clinical Trials Identifier (NCT ID) in Medline.
Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status
Behavioral
Estimated Enrollment
105
Start Date
August 2011
Completion Date
December 2014
Primary Completion Date
July 2013
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- suffering from trichotillomania 18 to 65 years old
Exclusion Criteria:
- current drug or alcohol addiction current psychosis
Gender
All
Ages
18 Years - 65 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Contacts
Michael Rufer, MD, Prof, ,
Location Countries
Switzerland
Location Countries
Switzerland
Administrative Informations
NCT ID
NCT02044237
Organization ID
TTM
Responsible Party
Sponsor
Study Sponsor
University of Zurich
Collaborators
Novartis
Study Sponsor
Michael Rufer, MD, Prof, Principal Investigator, University of Zurich
Verification Date
May 2016