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Clinical trials of Dihydroartemisinin in the treatment of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

Clinical trials of Dihydroartemisinin in the treatment of Discoid Lupus Erythematosus

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2000035708
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2020-08-16
Start date
2020-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-08-17

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

Conditions

Lupus Erythematosus

Interventions

Experimental group:Oral hydroxychloroquine + oral DHA
Control group:Oral hydroxychloroquine + oral placebo

Sponsors

North Hospital of Huashan Hospital, Fudan University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 12-60 years old; 2. Meet the diagnostic criteria for limited DLE, the number of skin lesions <3, and the skin lesions are mainly located in the exposed parts of the zygomatic, cheek, nose, and outer ear. All skin lesions must be examined by dermoscopy (DermLite DL3, California, 10 times magnification), and then pathological (HE staining). The results of dermoscopy and pathology must be confirmed by more than 2 dermatologists; The main points of dermoscopy diagnosis include: white scales, follicle horn plugs, red spots, white halos around hair follicles, pigmentation, telangiectasia, and white unstructured areas. The main points of histopathological diagnosis include: hair follicle horn plug, hyperkeratosis, basal cell liquefaction and degeneration, basement membrane thickening, pigment incontinence, upper dermal edema, vasodilation and mild red blood cell extravasation, diffuse dermal fibrosis, mucin deposition, hair follicles And lymphocyte infiltration around sweat glands. 3. The course of the disease is less than 1 year, and he has not taken any one or more of chloroquine, hydroxychloroquine, glucocorticoids, immunosuppressants or dihydroartemisinin in the past month; 4. During the trial period, the informed consent form must be signed in compliance with the medication requirements, and the process of obtaining the informed consent form meets the requirements of the quality management standards for drug clinical trials.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Those suffering from systemic diseases including malignant tumors, active tuberculosis, HIV infection and other diseases; (2) Suffer from chronic diseases, such as: diabetes, hypertension, severe liver and kidney dysfunction (heart function 3-4, ALT and/or AST more than 1.5 times the upper limit of normal, Cr exceeds the upper limit of normal), unstable condition or Uncontrolled ones, those with fundus disease; (3) Women of childbearing age (18-45 years old) who have a positive pregnancy test, or are willing to become pregnant; or breastfeeding patients; (4) Patients who are allergic to hydroxychloroquine, artemisinin or dihydroartemisinin; (5) Those who have participated in other drug clinical trials within three months; (6) Other situations that the investigator thinks are not suitable for inclusion in the group.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Dermoscopy;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Blood;Urine;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHao Wu

North Hospital of Huashan Hospital, Fudan University

seaseewh@163.com+86 13917708028

Outcome results

None listed

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