Online Treatment of Trichotillomania

University of Zurich (UZH)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alexithymia; Trichotillomania; Quality of Life

Treatments: Behavioral: Decoupling; Behavioral: Progressive relaxation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Industry

Identifiers

NCT02044237

TTM

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full description

Randomized controlled trial with about 100 participants.

Enrollment: 105 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• suffering from trichotillomania 18 to 65 years old

Exclusion criteria

• current drug or alcohol addiction current psychosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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105 participants in 2 patient groups

Decoupling

Experimental group

Description:

specific technic to reduce hair pulling

Treatment:

Behavioral: Decoupling

progressive muscle relaxation

Active Comparator group

Description:

Progressive relaxation relaxation technic

Treatment:

Behavioral: Progressive relaxation