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Register: IRCT
Last refreshed on: 22 February 2018
Main ID:  IRCT2016091918607N2
Date of registration: 2017-02-28
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Public title: Evaluation of the efficacy of NBUVB (narrow band UVB) phototherapy plus pioglitazone versus NBUVB phototherapy alone in the treatment of plaque type psoriasis
Scientific title: Clinical trial of comparison of the efficacy of NBUVB phototherapy plus pioglitazone versus NBUVB phototherapy alone in the reduction of PASI score in patients with plaque type psoriasis
Date of first enrolment: 2016-11-01
Target sample size: 74
Recruitment status: Complete
URL:  http://en.irct.ir/trial/16831
Study type:  interventional
Study design:  Randomization: Randomized, Blinding: Double blinded, Placebo: Used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment.  
Phase:  3
Countries of recruitment
Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Contacts
Name: Maryam Ghiasi   
Address:  Razi Hospital, Vahdat Eslami Sq, Tehran, Iran Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 21 5561 8989
Email: mghiasi@tums.ac.ir
Affiliation:  Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Department of Dermatology
Name: Maryam Ghiasi   
Address:  Razi Hospital, Vahdat Eslami Sq, Tehran, Iran Tehran Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Telephone: +98 21 5561 8989
Email: mghiasi@tums.ac.ir
Affiliation:  Department of Dermatology, Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients with plaque type psoriasis; indication of NBUVB phototherapy
Exclusion criteria: age under 18 years; treatment with phototherapy or systemic drugs of psoriasis during the last 3 months; pregnancy; lactation; congestive heart failure; renal diseases; liver diseases; pulmonary diseases

Exclusion criteria:

Age minimum: no limit
Age maximum: no limit
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Psoriasis.
Plaque psoriasis
Plaque psoriasis
Intervention(s)
Placebo group: NBUVB three times a week plus placebo (the same as pioglitazone)
Intervention 1: Pioglitazone group: NBUVB phototherapy three times a week plus pioglitazone (tablet 30 mg, 1 tab/ day, oral). Intervention 2: Placebo group: NBUVB three times a week plus placebo (the same as pioglitazone).
Pioglitazone group: NBUVB phototherapy three times a week plus pioglitazone (tablet 30 mg, 1 tab/ day, oral)
Treatment - Drugs
Primary Outcome(s)
PASI 75. Timepoint: Before treatment and 10 weeks after starting treatment. Method of measurement: Examination.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Adverse effects. Timepoint: every month after starting treatment. Method of measurement: examination and asking from the patients.
Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI). Timepoint: Before treatment and 10 weeks after starting treatment. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Status: Approved
Approval date:
Contact:
Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Results
Results available:
Date Posted:
Date Completed:
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