Sleep and Psoriasis survey
Research type
Research Study
Full title
What is the frequency and nature of sleep disruption in a sample of people with psoriasis?
IRAS ID
179032
Contact name
Alasdair Henry
Contact email
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 1 days
Research summary
This is a patient survey using established and validated questionnaires on sleep, psoriasis itch and mood.
Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin condition associated with a number of physical and psychological disorders, with recent evidence suggesting that sleep disruption may also be present. However, previous studies have made no effort to evaluate, quantify and determine the causal factors of sleep disturbance using robust measures. It is thought that itch and mood are associated with poor sleep in psoriasis as these factors have been shown to impact sleep in non-psoriasis populations.
These questionnaires have been carefully compiled to understand how common the problem of disrupted or poor sleep is in this population and what factors contribute to the problem. We propose using a stratified sample from community and specialist clinical settings (The Dermatology Centre at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust) to capture the range of severity of psoriasis from mild to severe. The survey will be administered on-line through the Psoriasis Association (a UK based patient organisation and who is funding this PhD) and the British Skin Foundation (a UK based skin organisation). We also have the opportunity to issue this survey through our collaborators at Case Western Reserve University and Cleveland Clinic to the mid-West USA patient group through the US based National Psoriasis Foundation (a similar psoriasis patient organisation) in order to capture sufficient responses to compare two groups of people living with psoriasis. The questionnaires will be written in plain English and will be completed by each participant once only.
This study is funded by the Psoriasis Association of Great Britain and Ireland.
REC name
London - Bromley Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
15/LO/1052
Date of REC Opinion
4 Jun 2015
REC opinion
Favourable Opinion