Patient Comfort During Dermatologic Procedures



Status:Not yet recruiting
Conditions:Anxiety, Anxiety, Chronic Pain
Therapuetic Areas:Musculoskeletal, Psychiatry / Psychology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:1/7/2017
Start Date:March 2017
End Date:June 2018
Contact:Emily Poon, PhD
Email:nufsm-dermatology@northwestern.edu
Phone:312-695-4761

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Managing Patient Comfort During Dermatologic Procedures: A Randomized Controlled Trial

The goal of this study is to find the effect of holding a patient's hand on anxiety and pain
during dermatologic procedures.


Inclusion Criteria:

- Age 18 and older

- Undergoing a dermatologic procedure

- Willing and able to understand and provide informed consent and communicate with the
investigator

Exclusion Criteria:

- Subjects who have wound healing problems

- Subjects who are unable to understand the protocol or to give informed consent

- Subjects with self-reported mental illness or other psychological conditions, such as
psychotic disorders, mood disorders, anxiety disorders, cognitive disorders,
depression with psychotic features, dissociative disorders
We found this trial at
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site
251 E Huron St
Chicago, Illinois 60611
(312) 926-2000
Principal Investigator: Murad Alam, MD
Phone: 312-695-6785
Northwestern Memorial Hospital Northwestern Memorial is an academic medical center hospital where the patient comes...
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