A pilot study to investigate whether fatigue is a side effect of etanercept in patients with moderate to severe psoriasis
Phase 4
- Conditions
- psoriasis10040785
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON29881
- Lead Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
- Adult patients at the outpatient clinic diagnosed psoriasis with a PASI score *10
- Patients selected for treatment with etanercept
- Patients selected for treatment with narrowband UVB therapy
Exclusion Criteria
- PASI<10
- unable to complete the questionnaires
- uncontrolled co-morbidity known to cause fatigue
- concomitant medication known to have fatigue as aside effect
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Observational invasive
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>The percentage of patients on etanercept therapy who report fatigue, as<br /><br>identified by three validated questionnaires, compared to a similar group of<br /><br>psoriasis patients receiving phototherapy. </p><br>
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method <p>not applicable</p><br>