Behavioral treatment of Raynaud's disease.
In order to assess the efficacy of a behavioral intervention in the treatment of idiopathic Raynaud's disease, 30 female patients were trained to control their digital skin temperature using autogenic training or a combination of autogenic training and skin temperature feedback either in the laboratory or at home. All trained subjects demonstrated a significant ability to maintain digital skin temperature in the presence of a cold stress challenge and reported significant reductions in both frequency and intensity of vasospastic attacks. The addition of skin temperature feedback to autogenic training did not provide additional clinical benefit.
D000328:Adult; D001326:Autogenic Training; D001521:Behavior Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D003080:Cold Temperature; D005260:Female; D005794:Generalization, Response; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D012881:Skin Temperature