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Self-Help Website for Adults with Chronic Skin Picking

This study is now closed. If you have any questions please contact Emily Bowers at [email protected].

The ACT Research Group at Utah State University is seeking adults with chronic skin picking to test a new online self-help treatment to help with skin picking urges.
Participation involves:
  • Being randomized into either:
    • (1) Completing a fully online treatment program over the course of eight weeks (approximately 50 minutes per week) or
    • (2) Waitlist control condition, where you will receive access to the online self-help program in 3 months (after the study is complete)
  • One Zoom interview with the study coordinator
  • Completing 4 online surveys over the course of 12 weeks
    • One during the zoom interview
    • One in 4 weeks
    • One in 8 weeks
    • One in 12 weeks
  • Surveys could take up to 1.5 hours to complete throughout the entire study
  • Total time to participate is estimated to be approximately 9 hours over the 12 weeks
  • You can receive up to $15 in Amazon gift cards for completing all surveys
To be eligible:
  • Must be 18 years or older
  • Have clinically significant symptoms of skin picking
  • Interested in testing a self-help website
  • Fluent English speaker
  • Living in the United States
Please note that participation is completely up to you, and you can withdraw from the study at any time. You can read more and decide whether or not to enroll in the study here: https://usu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_2n5SFYSQjrkkdp4
 
This study is USU IRB #13693 and the principal investigator is Dr. Michael Twohig ([email protected]). If you have any questions, please contact the study coordinator at [email protected] or (385) 501-3270.
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