RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT05611346

HYPNOsis in the Management of Atopic Dermatitis in Children and Teenagers

HYPNOsis in the Management of Atopic Dermatitis in Children and Teenagers : Study Protocol of a Pilot Randomized and Controlled Trial

Sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion

Enrollment

32 participants

Start Date

Aug 13, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Dermatitis

Summary

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a chronic inflammatory dermatosis, common in children. It causes pruritus and skin lesions that can have a significant impact on patients' quality of life. AD can be difficult to treat because of its chronicity, demanding local care, corticophobia and the financial cost of non-reimbursed products. Patients are often looking for therapeutic alternatives. Medical hypnosis is a therapeutic alternative via hypnoanalgesia induced by direct suggestions of comfort and skin soothing and via anxiolysis, by working on stress management and self-esteem reinforcement. Four studies are interested in its action in AD and seem to show a reduction in pruritus, skin pain, an improvement in the intensity of atopic dermatitis, sleep, mood and for some a cure of AD. These results are encouraging but limited by the absence of a control group or by the small population included. Therefore, we propose in a first step to evaluate the feasibility of an hypnosis program through a pilot study, designed in the miniature format of a future, larger scale, randomized controlled trial.

Eligibility

Min Age: 8 YearsMax Age: 17 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study explores whether hypnosis can help children and teenagers who have atopic dermatitis (eczema) manage their symptoms better. Eczema can cause significant itching and discomfort that traditional treatments don't always fully control. Participants learn self-hypnosis techniques as part of a therapeutic education programme. You may be eligible if: - Your child is between 8 and 17 years old - They understand French - They have a clinical diagnosis of mild-to-severe atopic dermatitis (eczema) - They are already enrolled in the eczema therapeutic education programme at Reunion University Hospital You may NOT be eligible if: - Your child refuses to participate in hypnosis sessions - They do not have the ability to listen to an audio file - They are already practising self-hypnosis for their eczema - They have a psychiatric disorder or psychosis that contraindicates hypnosis - They are currently on a systemic medication for their eczema Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for your child.

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Interventions

BEHAVIORALHypnosis

The experimental group will receive 2 standardized hypnosis sessions via the "superhero costume" technique performed during this collective therapeutic education program, completed by a reinforcement through the practice of self-hypnosis at home guided by the listening of an audio recording