{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["13(12)"],"submitter":["Thouvenin MD"],"pubmed_abstract":["<h4>Introduction</h4>Pruritus is a prevalent symptom, described as one of the most bothersome of psoriasis. Specific itch management remains a challenge, for which hydrotherapy could be used as adjunct care to medical treatment. Therefore, we assessed the immediate and longer-term benefit of 3 weeks of Avène thermal spring water hydrotherapy on chronic pruritus in patients in addition to their usual psoriasis and/or pruritus management.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-six patients suffering from chronic pruritus due to psoriasis were evaluated before and after 3 weeks of hydrotherapy with a 3 and 6 month follow-up. A control group (18 patients) did not undergo hydrotherapy and continued to follow their usual skin management. Pruritus was assessed according to the numeric rating scale (NRS, pruritus "],"journal":["Dermatology and therapy"],"pagination":["3137-3151"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC10689587"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Efficacy of Avene Hydrotherapy on Chronic Pruritus in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis."],"pmcid":["PMC10689587"],"pubmed_authors":["Placintescu D","Babin M","Ortiz-Brugues A","Lauze C","Lestienne F","Gravier E","Stander S","Thouvenin MD","Bacquey A"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Efficacy of Avene Hydrotherapy on Chronic Pruritus in Patients with Plaque Psoriasis.","description":"<h4>Introduction</h4>Pruritus is a prevalent symptom, described as one of the most bothersome of psoriasis. Specific itch management remains a challenge, for which hydrotherapy could be used as adjunct care to medical treatment. Therefore, we assessed the immediate and longer-term benefit of 3 weeks of Avène thermal spring water hydrotherapy on chronic pruritus in patients in addition to their usual psoriasis and/or pruritus management.<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-six patients suffering from chronic pruritus due to psoriasis were evaluated before and after 3 weeks of hydrotherapy with a 3 and 6 month follow-up. A control group (18 patients) did not undergo hydrotherapy and continued to follow their usual skin management. Pruritus was assessed according to the numeric rating scale (NRS, pruritus ","dates":{"release":"2023-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2023 Dec","modification":"2026-05-29T10:21:25.541Z","creation":"2025-04-04T09:39:35.568Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC10689587","cross_references":{"pubmed":["37837493"],"doi":["10.1007/s13555-023-01047-2"]}}