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

Mae Fah Luang University

Status and phase: Enrolling; Phase 2

Conditions: Plaque Type Psorisis

Treatments: Drug: Chinese herb cream; Drug: Calcipotriol 0.005% ointment; Procedure: Acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07410793

EC 25228-25

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Enrollment: 28 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 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

Exclusion criteria

• 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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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28 participants in 2 patient groups

Acupucture + Calcipotriol

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participant will receive 1 Acupuncture session per week for 8 weeks. And also receive Calcipotriol cream.

Treatment:

Procedure: Acupuncture

Drug: Calcipotriol 0.005% ointment

Acupuncture + Chinese Herbal Cream

Experimental group

Description:

Participant will receive 1 Acupuncture session per week for 8 weeks. And also receive Chinese Herbal cream.

Treatment:

Procedure: Acupuncture

Drug: Chinese herb cream