Study protocol: Neuro-inflammatory parameters as mediators of the relationship between social anxiety and itch intensity: A cross-sectional, controlled laboratory study in patients with psoriasis and healthy skin controls

• Marcel Schepko,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – original draft

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Psychology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany

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• Katharina C. Stumpf,

  Roles Data curation, Investigation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Psychology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany

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• Susanne Tumala,

  Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Psychoneuroimmunology Laboratory, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany

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• Eva M. Peters,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Psychosomatic Medicine and Psychotherapy, Psychoneuroimmunology Laboratory, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany

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• Jörg P. Kupfer,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Psychology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany

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• Christina Schut

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – original draft

  * E-mail: Christina.Schut@mp.jlug.de

  Affiliation Institute of Medical Psychology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany

  https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5366-6285

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