Itch and Clinacal Caracteristics in Systemic Sclerosis (SCLERODERMIE)

Regional University Hospital Center (CHRU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Systemic Sclerosis; Pruritus

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03297580

SCLERODERMIE

Details and patient eligibility

About

Systemic sclerosis (SSc) has heterogeneous symptoms and significant medical morbidity. Recently, itch was described as a symptom of SSc (prevalence of 42,6%). To the investigators knowledge, no study yet has examined the clinical features of itch neither had used a specific itch-related quality of life (QoL) scales in patients with SSc. The objectives were to evaluate the prevalence of pruritus, its characteristics and its impact on the QoL in those patients.

In this descriptive study, patients followed for SSc in the departments of dermatology, rheumatology, internal medicine and pulmonology at the University Hospital of Brest were included. Participants received a questionnaire including questions about the clinical features of pruritus and 2 scores (5-D itch scale, ItchyQol).

Enrollment: 61 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• aged more than 18 years
• followed for systemic sclerosis since 2000, in the departments of dermatology, rheumatology, internal médicine or pneumology at the University Hospital of Brest.

Exclusion criteria

• lower than 18 years
• refusal to participate