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Clinical Trials/NCT03392337
NCT03392337RecruitingNot Applicable

An Open-Label, Pilot Study to Evaluate the Efficacy of Narrowband Ultraviolet-B Phototherapy Three Times Weekly for Twelve Weeks in Moderate-to-Severe Psoriasis Patients

Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey1 site in 1 country30 target enrollmentStarted: November 7, 2017Last updated:
Conditions
Interventions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Enrollment
30
Locations
1
Primary Endpoint
Psoriasis area severity index score

Study Overview

Brief Summary

A single center study of 30 patient receiving Narrowband UVB phototherapy three times weekly for 12 weeks. Patients will be evaluated through week 36 to evaluate maintenance of response.

Detailed Description

30 subjects will be treated with increasing doses of Narrowband Ultraviolet phototherapy three times weekly for 12 weeks. Patients will then be evaluated every 6 weeks through week 36 to determine maintenance of response.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Na
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • •Male or female adults ≥ 18 years of age.
  • •Diagnosis of chronic plaque-type psoriasis for at least 6 months
  • •Moderate to Severe plaque psoriasis as defined by BSA ≥10 PASI ≥12 IGA ≥3
  • •Able to give written informed consent prior to performance of any study related procedures
  • •Subject is able to attend Narrowband UVB phototherapy sessions three times a week and all other protocol specified visits
  • •Subject must be in general good health (except for psoriasis) as judged by the Investigator, based on medical history, physical examination.

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Forms of psoriasis other than chronic plaque-type (e.g., pustular, erythrodermic, and/or guttate psoriasis) or drug induced psoriasis
  • •History of photosensitivity
  • •Subject has used ustekinumab and/or anti-IL-17 biologic therapy within 24 weeks or other experimental or commercially available biologic immune modulator(s) within 12 weeks prior to the first IP dose.
  • •Use of any investigational drug within 4 weeks prior to randomization, or within 5 pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic half lives, if known (whichever is longer).
  • •Use of oral systemic medications for the treatment of psoriasis within 4 weeks (includes, but not limited to, oral corticosteroids, methotrexate, acitretin, apremilast and cyclosporine).
  • •Patient used topical therapies to treat within 2 weeks of the Baseline Visit (includes, but not limited to, topical corticosteroids, vitamin D analogs, or retinoids).
  • •Initiated within 3 months, planned initiation of, or changes to, concomitant medications that could affect psoriasis vulgaris (e.g. beta blockers, antimalarial drugs, lithium, ACE inhibitors ) during the trial
  • •Active infections requiring antibiotics in the 2 weeks prior to Baseline
  • •Patient received UVB phototherapy within 4 weeks of Baseline.
  • •Patient received PUVA phototherapy within 4 weeks of Baseline.

Arms & Interventions

Open Label Narrowband UVB phototherapy

Experimental

Open Label Narrowband UVB phototherapy for 12 weeks.

Intervention: Narrowband UVB phototherapy (Device)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Psoriasis area severity index score

Time Frame: 12 weeks

PASI 75

Secondary Outcomes

  • Physicians Global Assessment(12 weeks)
  • Body Surface Area(12 weeks)
  • Physician's Global Assessments multiplied by Body surface area(12 weeks)

Investigators

Sponsor
Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey
Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

Study Sites (1)

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