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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT01022502
Date of registration: 25/11/2009
Primary sponsor: Yin-ku Lin
Public title: Comparison of Refined and Crude Indigo Naturalis Ointment in Treating Psoriasis
Scientific title: Efficacy and Safety Comparison Between Refined and Crude Indigo Naturalis Ointment in the Treatment of Psoriatic Vulgaris
Date of first enrolment: November 2009
Target sample size: 38
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01022502
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment  
Countries of recruitment
Taiwan
Contacts
Name:   Yin-Ku Lin, MD. PhD.
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Affiliation:  Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Patients were had received a diagnosis of plaque psoriasis based on clinical
assessment by two dermatologists at least a one year prior to entry into the study;

- Patients had mild to moderate plaque psoriasis with bilateral symmetric lesions; were
adults aged 20 to 65 years;

- Patients were in good general health.

- Female patients of childbearing age agreed to continue using birth control measures
for the duration of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients had non-plaque (i.e., pustular, guttate, or erythrodermic) or drug-induced
forms of psoriasis; total body surface involvement of more than 60%;

- Patients had a history of allergy to indigo naturalis.

- Patients were excluded if they have received systemic therapy within 4 weeks before
enrollment, phototherapy within 3 weeks, or used topical psoriasis agents within 2
weeks before enrollment.

- Patients had included usage of medications that affect psoriasis during the study and
unwillingness to comply with study protocol.



Age minimum: 20 Years
Age maximum: 65 Years
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Psoriasis Vulgaris
Intervention(s)
Drug: crude indigo naturalis ointment
Drug: refined indigo naturalis ointment
Primary Outcome(s)
Change From Baseline in Psoriasis Severity Idex(PSI) at Week 8. [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 8]
Clearing Percentage of Target Plaque Area [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 8]
Percentage Improvement Compared to Baseline in the Target Plaque. [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 8]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Patients Preferred Ointment Type. [Time Frame: Week 8]
Patients' Rating of the Overall Improvement at Week 8 [Time Frame: Baseline and Week 8]
Secondary ID(s)
CMRPG280391
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
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