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Behavioural Intervention

Habit Awareness Bracelet for Nail Biting

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Recruiting

Led By Shari Lipner, MD, PhD

Research Sponsored by Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline; 3 months

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Study Summary

This trial is testing a new bracelet that vibrates gently when it senses nail-biting, to see if it can help adults stop the habit.

Who is the study for?

Adults aged 18-95 with a nail-biting problem (onychophagia) who can sign consent and follow the study schedule. They must have a compatible smartphone but cannot join if they're allergic to bracelet materials, unable to maintain a pain diary, pregnant/nursing, or planning pregnancy.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The trial is testing whether a vibrating bracelet can help people stop biting their nails. Participants will wear this HabitAware bracelet for 12 weeks and use an app that tracks vibrations as an indicator of nail-biting frequency.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

There may be minimal side effects from wearing the bracelet; however, specific side effects are not detailed in the provided information.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline; 3 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline; 3 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline; 3 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Mean Change in Nail Biting Behavior as Measured by Number of Patient Reported Vibrations a Day

Secondary outcome measures

Change in nail health as measured by Malone-Massler Scale For Nail Biting

Change in nail length in millimeters

Trial Design

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: HabitAware ParticipantsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Patients will be asked to wear the HabitAwareness bracelet for 12 weeks. The bracelet provides the attention stimulus of gentle vibration when the motion of nail biting is sensed.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Weill Medical College of Cornell UniversityLead Sponsor

1,055 Previous Clinical Trials

1,316,285 Total Patients Enrolled

Shari Lipner, MD, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorProfessor of Clinical Dermatology

3 Previous Clinical Trials

83 Total Patients Enrolled

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Does this trial have an age limitation, and if so, what is the cut-off?

"According to the eligibility requirements of this trial, volunteers must be 18 years or older and no more than 95."

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May I sign up for participation in this trial?

"Those who hope to partake in this trial must have a history of nail biting and be between 18-95 years old. A total of 10 volunteers are needed for the study."

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Are there any available vacancies in this experiment for volunteers?

"As per information found on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical trial is not presently recruiting patients. The research began seeking participants on October 1st 2023 and was last amended on the 26th of October in the same year. Fortunately, there are alternative studies which have vacancies open at this time."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Habit Awareness Device for Treatment of Onychophagia

2023. "Habit Awareness Device for Treatment of Onychophagia". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06111729.