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Chinese medicine in combination with western medicine for the prevention of relapse in patients with severe psoriasis

Chinese herbal medicine (guben qushi huayu formula) in combination with Ixekizumab for the prevention of relapse with severe psoriasis

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2100054950
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-12-29
Start date
2022-04-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-01-09

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Conditions

Psoriasis

Interventions

Sponsors

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18-70 years, both male and female; 2. The patients with PASI >= 10 or BSA >= 10, met the diagnostic criteria of severe psoriasis; 3. Patients who meet the indications of biological agents Ixekizumab and have no history of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); 4. Patients who sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating women, or those who plan pregnancy during the study period. 2. Patients with Self-Rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) score > 50 or Self-Rating Depression Scale (SDS) standard score > 53, or with other mental disorders. 3. Patients with severe primary diseases such as respiratory system and circulatory system that cannot be controlled by conventional medication; patients with severe infection, tuberculosis, hepatitis and other infectious history, lymphocyte proliferation, hematopoietic system abnormalities, tumor; patients with severe water, electrolyte and acid-base balance disorder; patients with primary or secondary immune deficiency and hypersensitivity. Or clinical test indicators are one of the following cases: alanine aminotransferase or glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase increase > 3 x ULN; creatinine > 1.5 x ULN; serological test of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is positive; any main indicators of blood test is below the lower limit of normal; or other abnormal laboratory tests. 4. Patients who are known to be allergic to the medication and its related ingredients used in this study and those with related medication ingredients. 5. Those who are participating in other medication clinical trials or have participated in other clinical trials within 4 weeks. 6. Those who used Traditional Chinese Medicine or Chinese herbal products or topical therapy (antibiotics, external corticosteroids, vitamin D3 analogues, calcineurin inhibitors, keratolytics, etc.) within 2 weeks; those who had used oral systemic therapies (methotrexate, ciclosporin A, acitretin, fumarates, etc.) or ultraviolet treatment within 4 weeks; those who had received biological agents within 5 half-life periods (17.5 days of Etanercept, 50 days of Infliximab, 70 days of Adalimumab, 105 days of Ustekinumab, 135 days of Secukinumab, etc.). 7. Patients are assessed as unsuitable for inclusion by the researchers.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Relapse rate;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Time to relapse;The improvement in PASI (Psoriasis Area and Severity Index) score;The proportion of patients who achieve at least 75% improvement in PASI score;The proportion of patients who achieve at least 90% improvement in PASI score;Physician's global assessment (PGA) score;Pruritus Scores on the Visual Analogue Scale;Body Surface Area;Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI);Skindex16;Patients' attitudes, expectation and experience;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLu Chuanjian

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine

lcj@gzucm.edu.cn+86 13822250116

Outcome results

None listed

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