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COMPLETEDNANCT02816996

Patient Comfort During Dermatologic Procedures

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

Lead sponsor: Northwestern University•1 U.S. locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

Northwestern University

Age

18 - No limit years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

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

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: December 6, 2021Terms

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StatusCOMPLETED

PhaseNA

Enrollment135

Start dateJan 2017

Last updatedDec 6, 2021

Condition

Locations shown

Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Illinois

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Data Source & Attribution

This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: December 6, 2021Data synced to Clareo: June 28, 2026

Modifications: This data has been reformatted for display purposes. Eligibility criteria have been parsed into inclusion/exclusion sections. Location data has been geocoded to enable distance-based search. For the authoritative and most current information, please visit ClinicalTrials.gov.

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