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Register: ChiCTR
Last refreshed on: 18 April 2017
Main ID:  ChiCTR-TRC-12003542
Date of registration: 2012-12-18
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Institute of dermatology, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Public title: A Multi-center, randomized, double-blinded, double-dummy, parallel-controlled clinical trial to determine the efficacy and safety of Tripterygium Glycosides and Acitretin in patients with generalized pustular psoriasis
Scientific title: Guideline-oriented Research in the Management of Some Common and Severe Skin Diseases
Date of first enrolment: 2011-08-01
Target sample size: TG treatment group:180;Acitretin treatment group:180;
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://www.chictr.org.cn/showproj.aspx?proj=6018
Study type:  Interventional study
Study design:  Randomized parallel controlled trial  
Phase:  Post-market
Countries of recruitment
China
Contacts
Name: Yi Liu   
Address:  12 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing, China 210042
Telephone: +86 025-85478992
Email: hangyezhuanxiang@163.com
Affiliation:  Institute of dermatology, Chinese Academyof Medical Sciences
Name: Baoxi Wang   
Address:  12 Jiangwangmiao Street, Nanjing, China 210042
Telephone: +86 025-85478071
Email: wangbx@ncstdlc.org
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Males and females aged between 16 and 75 years;
2. Patients who was diagnosed as generalized pustular psoriasis;
3. Provide written informed consent;
4. Willing and able to comply with all aspects of the protocol.

Exclusion criteria: 1. Localized pustular psoriasis;
2. patients who has allergy of Tripterygium Glycosides and Acitretin any ingredient;
3. Patients who used any of the following systemic treatments within 4 weeks before the Baseline visit eg: corticosteroids, immuno-suppressive drugs, biologics;
4. History of hepatitis B or hepatitis C, and advanced HIV infection;
5. Laboratory data such as alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and blood lipid profile was 1.5 times higher than the normal limits.


Age minimum: 16
Age maximum: 75
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Generalized pustular psoriasis
Intervention(s)
TG treatment group:Take TG tablet 2 slices every time, thrice a day, the placebo of Acitretin Capsules 2 pills every time, twice a day;Acitretin treatment group:Take the placebo of TG tablet 2 slices every time, thrice a day, Acitretin Capsules 2 pills every time, twice a day;
Primary Outcome(s)
The time of no new pustules and the old ones dried;Assessment for the pustule;
Secondary Outcome(s)
Skin symptoms and laboratory data of comprehensive;The time of white blood cell and CRP turned to be normalized;Temperature;ESR;hs CRP;
Secondary ID(s)
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Ministry of Finance of China
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
Results
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