A therapy app to help with itch from skin conditions
Part of Immune system & allergy, Skin clinical trials.
This trial tests a mobile app designed to help reduce itching and related symptoms for people with psoriasis, eczema, or chronic hives. If you have moderate to severe itch and can use an English-language app, this study might be for you.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have been diagnosed by a doctor with psoriasis, eczema, or long-lasting hives (chronic urticaria).
- You are 16 years old or older.
- Your worst itch in the past 24 hours is at least a 4 on a 0–10 scale (0 = no itch, 10 = worst imaginable itch).
- You can read and use a smartphone app in English.
- You do not have active or unstable mental health symptoms (such as suicidal thoughts or psychosis) or had a mental health hospital stay or started a new psychiatric medication in the last 3 months.
- Your skin condition has not flared up in the last 2 weeks (e.g., you haven't needed steroids, oral antibiotics, or other urgent treatments), and you have not started new phototherapy or systemic medications in the last 3 months.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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