# Contagious Itch, Disgust and Empathy in Patients and Medical Staff

> **NCT04557644** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland** · enrollment: 24 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Contagious Itch

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** 7-items-questionnaires addressing CI, disgust and empathy
- **OTHER:** Saarbrucken Personality questionnaire (SPQ) addressing empathy.
- **OTHER:** 10-items-questionnaire addressing previous dermatological conditions, intensity of itch
- **OTHER:** ItchyQol-questionnaire composed of 22 items addressing itch-related symptoms, functions and emotions

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04557644
- **Lead sponsor:** University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2020-09-16
- **Primary completion:** 2021-10-31
- **Final completion:** 2021-10-31
- **Target enrollment:** 24 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-11-04


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04557644

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04557644, "Contagious Itch, Disgust and Empathy in Patients and Medical Staff". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04557644. Licensed CC0.

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