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Acupuncture With Chinese Herbal Cream Compare With Acupuncture With Calcipotriol in Plaque Psoriasis.

ConditionPlaque Type Psorisis
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorMae Fah Luang University

About this trial

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.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

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

Disqualifiers

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

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Acupuncture

    Procedure/Surgery

    Bai-Hui (GV20), Fei-Shu (BL13), Ge-Shu (BL-17), Qu-Chi (LI11), Zu-San-Li (ST36), He-Gu (LI4), Tai-Chong (LR3), San-Yin-Jiao (SP6), Wei-Zhong (BL40)

  • Calcipotriol 0.005% ointment

    Drug

    Calcipotriol 0.005% ointment

  • Chinese herb cream

    Drug

    Main API : Sophora flavescens Ait. (Ku-Shen), Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cuss. (She-Chuang-Zi), Prunus mume (Sieb.) Sieb.et Zucc. (Wu-Mei), Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz. (Bai-Xian-Pi), Rheum palmatum L. (Da-Huang)

Treatment groups

28 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Acupucture + CalcipotriolActive comparator 2 interventions
Group B: Acupuncture + Chinese Herbal CreamExperimental treatment 2 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Psoriasis Area and Severity Index, PASI score

Time frame
8 weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)

Time frame
8 weeks

Other outcomes

Locations

1

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Mae Fah Luang UniversityRecruiting57100, Muang, ChiangraiThailandThailand

Sponsors and contacts

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Mae Fah Luang University

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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