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Clinical Trials/NCT05252741
NCT05252741
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Evaluation Of Levels Of Pigment Epithelium-Derived Factor (PEDF) In Patients With Psoriasis.

Sohag University1 site in 1 country52 target enrollmentFebruary 20, 2022
ConditionsPsoriasis

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Psoriasis
Sponsor
Sohag University
Enrollment
52
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
changes in serum and tissue levels of (PEDF) in patients with psoriasis
Last Updated
4 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

Psoriasis is an immune-mediated chronic inflammatory skin disease associated with increase interaction of inflammatory mediators like adipokines. Pigment epithelium-derived factor (PEDF) is one of the most abundant adipokines and have anti-angiogenesis effect. There is a study showed that PEDF level is up-regulated in the sera of psoriasis patients.

Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
February 20, 2022
End Date
September 2023
Last Updated
4 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Responsible Party
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator

Omnia Ahmed Abdelhafez

Resident of Dermatology, Venereology and Andrology Sohag General Hospital

Sohag University

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Patients with psoriasis and group of age and sex-matched healthy volunteers will be included as a control group.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnancy.
  • Patients with other inflammatory skin disorders.
  • Patients on antioxidants or anti-inflammatory drugs.
  • Patients on topical or systemic treatment for psoriasis in the last 4 weeks prior to enrollment in the study.
  • Patients on systemic retinoids (Acitretin).
  • Obesity: body mass index (BMI ) \>
  • Malignancies e.g squamous cell carcinoma.
  • Viral warts.
  • Diabetes.
  • Hypertension.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

changes in serum and tissue levels of (PEDF) in patients with psoriasis

Time Frame: 12 months

evaluate serum and tissue level of (PEDF) in patients with psoriasis.

Study Sites (1)

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