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Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention on Psoriasis Patients. (PSAIPSORIASI)

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National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

Status

Completed

Conditions

Psoriasis

Treatments

Behavioral: Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention for stress management and health promotion

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT06691763
472 /07-12-2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

This one-arm, pilot, non-randomized, study was conducted at the Specialized Psoriasis Unit of Andreas Syggros Hospital in Athens, Greece. All participants were informed about the objectives and procedures of the study, and written informed consent was provided prior to participation. The study protocol was approved by the hospital's Scientific and Ethics Committee (protocol number: 472 /07-12-2023)and was in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki.

Full description

Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention (PSAI) to a sample of psoriasis patients. Primary aim was the reduction of perceived stress levels. Secondary aims were the enhancement of stress response (HRV), increase cortisol levels, improvement of sleep quality, adoption of healthy behaviors, emotional regulation (e.g., shame and anger), cognitive performance enhancement (e.g., visual-spatial memory, verbal learning, information processing speed), as well as improvements in body composition indices (e.g., weight, body mass index (BMI), intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT), fat mass, and free fat mass).

Enrollment

21 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

  • Confirmed diagnosis of psoriasis
  • Speaking and writing in Greek language

Exclusion criteria

  • Use of oral corticosteroids
  • Diagnosis of any serious mental disorder
  • Drug addictions

Trial design

Primary purpose

Supportive Care

Allocation

Non-Randomized

Interventional model

Sequential Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

21 participants in 3 patient groups

Pretest T0
No Intervention group
Description:
Usual care
Pretest T1
No Intervention group
Description:
Usual care
Post-test T2
Experimental group
Description:
PSAI
Treatment:
Behavioral: Pythagorean Self-Awareness Intervention for stress management and health promotion

Trial contacts and locations

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