Comparative Efficacy of Acupuncture Combined With Chinese Herbal Cream and Acupuncture Combined With Calcipotriol for Plaque Psoriasis.
试验速览
- 阶段
- 2 期
- 状态
- 招募中
- 入组人数
- 28
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, PASI score
研究概览
简要总结
Clinical trial which compares 2 treatment methods (1) Acupunture with a Chinese Herbal Cream and (2) Acupuncture with the standard treatment "calcipotriol" for patients with plaque psoriasis.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 18 Years 至 65 Years（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Plaque psoriasis on skin, scalp, or nails
- •Not receive any psoriasis treatment at least 4 weeks prior to the study
- •≤10% body surface area (BSA), PASI≤10, DLQI≤10
排除标准
- •Pregnancy and lactation
- •Other type of psoriasis i.e. Psoriatic arthritis, Pustular psoriasis, Erythrodermic psoriasis
- •Uncontrollable diseases i.e. CVS, liver, kidney, cancer
- •Using anticoagulants i.e. Aspirin, Warfarin, Clopidogrel, Dabigatran, Riavaraxaban, Apixaban, Heparin
- •Treated with psoriasis biologic agents in the past 6 months
- •Needle phobia
- •Receiving immunosuppresive agents i.e. systemic corticosteroid, NSAIDs, chemotherapeutic agents
- •Participating in other clinical study
研究组 & 干预措施
Acupucture + Calcipotriol
Participant will receive 1 Acupuncture session per week for 8 weeks. And also receive Calcipotriol cream.
干预措施: Acupuncture (Procedure)
Acupucture + Calcipotriol
Participant will receive 1 Acupuncture session per week for 8 weeks. And also receive Calcipotriol cream.
干预措施: Calcipotriol 0.005% ointment (Drug)
Acupuncture + Chinese Herbal Cream
Participant will receive 1 Acupuncture session per week for 8 weeks. And also receive Chinese Herbal cream.
干预措施: Acupuncture (Procedure)
Acupuncture + Chinese Herbal Cream
Participant will receive 1 Acupuncture session per week for 8 weeks. And also receive Chinese Herbal cream.
干预措施: Chinese herb cream (Drug)
结局指标
主要结局
Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, PASI score
时间窗: 8 weeks
次要结局
- Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)(8 weeks)