The Impact of Different Relaxation Techniques on Psoriasis Patients With an Elevated Psychological Stress Level

Grigore T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Psoriasis; Depression; Anxiety; Stress, Psychological

Treatments: Behavioral: Psychological stress relief techniques

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05894759

293/14.04.2023

Details and patient eligibility

About

Two mind-relaxing techniques will be applied to psoriasis patients with an elevated psychological stress profile at baseline

Enrollment: 105 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• clinical diagnosis of psoriasis
• adequate psychological stress profile
• access to a personal computer/ laptop/ smartphone with internet connection
• agreement to the informed consent form

Exclusion criteria

• other dermatological conditions which impair the life quality
• psychological disorders under psychiatric treatment
• hearing impairment
• other on-going medical studies
• pregnancy
• aliteracy

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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105 participants in 3 patient groups

Music therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will undergo music therapy, delivered online, for 1 month.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychological stress relief techniques

Relaxing stories

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Patients will listen to relaxing stories, online, for 1 month.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychological stress relief techniques

Treatment as usual

No Intervention group

Description:

Dermatological treatment as per national guidelines.