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临床试验/NCT00697034
NCT00697034终止4 期

Effects of Capsaicin on the Structure, Distribution, and Function of Cutaneous Small Nerve Fibers in Psoriatic Skin

Wake Forest University1 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 12 人开始时间: 2006年6月最近更新:
适应症
干预措施
相关药物

试验速览

阶段
4 期
状态
终止
入组人数
12
试验地点
1
主要终点
To assess the effect of capsaicin on small nerve fiber function in psoriasis

研究概览

简要总结

The purpose of this research study is to examine the role of nerves in the skin in psoriasis and to better understand the effects of capsaicin in psoriasis.In this study, capsaicin will be compared to a moisturizer (aquaphor ointment).

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Na
干预模型
Single Group
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
None

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 —(Adult, Older Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Adult men and women who are 18 years of age or older.
  • Diagnosis of plaque-type psoriasis is required to be confirmed by clinical criteria.
  • Subjects must be in general good health with no other skin disease, disease state or physical condition which would impair evaluation of psoriasis or which would increase their health risk by study participation.
  • Subjects must be willing to receive topical capsaicin weekly for 6 weeks and must be willing to undergo 3mm punch biopsies at baseline and at week
  • Subjects may not receive any systemic therapies during the study.
  • Subjects are required to complete a 4 week washout period from any systemic medication and/or phototherapy prior to enrolling in the study.
  • Stable use of moisturizers will be allowed provided that use has been stable for at least 14 days.
  • Women of child bearing age will be required to have a negative pregnancy test in order to enroll in the study and will be required to maintain adequate birth control throughout the study.

排除标准

  • Subjects who are unable to complete the required measures.
  • Subjects diagnosed with other skin diseases that would affect the measurement of cutaneous blood flow.
  • Subjects with any history of any disease associated with neuropathy, including diabetes, alcoholism, uremia, HIV infection, hypothyroidism, or cancer chemotherapy.
  • Subjects who are currently enrolled in any investigational study in which the subject is receiving any type of drug, biologic, or non-drug therapy and subjects undergoing treatment with another investigational drug or approved therapy for investigational use within 28 days prior to investigational drug administration.
  • Subjects who have used any topical therapy for psoriasis or other skin diseases in the past 7 days.
  • Subjects receiving any of the following treatments or agents within the 28 days prior to investigational drug administration will be excluded: systemic retinoids, systemic steroids, methotrexate, cyclosporine, azathioprine, thioguanine, etanercept, efalizumab, infliximab, adalimumab or mofetil or other systemic immunosuppressant, and phototherapy, including Ultraviolet B (UVB) and Psoralen + Ultraviolet A (PUVA).
  • Subjects with a known allergy to capsaicin.
  • Children less than 18 years of age.
  • Pregnant women.

研究组 & 干预措施

1

Experimental

Study subjects will be patients with chronic plaque-type psoriasis

干预措施: Capsaicin (Drug)

结局指标

主要结局

To assess the effect of capsaicin on small nerve fiber function in psoriasis

时间窗: 1 day

次要结局

未报告次要终点

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Sponsor

研究点 (1)

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