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COMPARISON OF METHOTREXATE AND APREMILAST COMBINATION WITH METHOTREXATE ALONE IN PALMOPLANTAR PSORIASIS

Methotrexate alone versus methotrexate and apremilast combination therapy in treatment of palmoplantar psoriasis : A prospective, randomised, open label, comparative study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2020/07/026379
Enrollment
60
Registered
2020-07-06
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: L408- Other psoriasis

Interventions

Intervention1: methotrexate and apremilast: Apremilast will be given orally in the dose of 30mg twice daily for 4 months. Initial dose titration will be done for the �rst 7 days. The �rst dose, 1

Sponsors

nil
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Histopathologically and dermoscopically proven Palmoplantar psoriasis with mPPASI > 10, DLQI > 3

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Deranged CBC, LFT, urea, creatinine 2.Pregnancy, lactation 3.Alcoholics 4.Palmoplantar pustulosis 5.Concomitant plaque psoriasis involving sites other than knuckles and nails; erythrodermic and pustular psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis requiring concomitant systemic anti-psoriatic treatments.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
i)To assess the response to treatment with systemic methotrexate vs methotrexate and apremilast in patients with Palmolplantar psoriasis ii) To investigate the correlation between clinical severity of Palmoplantar Psoriasis and patientsâ?? quality of life by using DLQI Timepoint: Baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, 16 weeks

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
ii) To investigate the correlation between clinical severity of Palmoplantar Psoriasis and patientsâ?? quality of life by using DLQI Timepoint: 4 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactTrashita Hassanandani

IMS and SUM Hospital

pandamaitreyee@gmail.com9437218952

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026