Individualized Medical Training and Calcipotriol and Betamethasone Dipropionate Gel in Plaque Psoriasis

Catholic University of the Sacred Heart

Status: Completed

Conditions: Psoriasis

Treatments: Procedure: Individualized practical training

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02489643

11134/14

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study will be to evaluate the impact of this individualized practical training on efficacy (evaluated by Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) and Body Surface Area (BSA) score performed by a physician blinded to the study groups) and adherence (calculated as days wherein gel was applied and as BSA/weight of gel applied rate) to a 4 week long treatment with dovobet gel. On the other hand, the investigators will evaluate in both groups as demographic (as sex, age, job,..) or disease (as severity, duration, impact of quality of life,..) characteristics influence the adherence to the treatment.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Diagnosis of psoriasis will be maid mainly on clinical findings. If doubts, a skin sample will be obtained and evaluated by histopathological examination.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with palmoplantar, scalp, inverse, erythrodermic, guttate, pustular psoriasis will be excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Receiving training

Experimental group

Description:

Patients will be visited and receive information about the prescribed topical treatment according to the normal course and procedure of an outpatient visit at our institution. At the end of the visit, they will also receive practical instructions on dosages and application modalities of the topical therapy.

Treatment:

Procedure: Individualized practical training

No-receiving training

No Intervention group