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The efficacy of Ursodeoxycholic on faster improvement of patients with psoriasis

Evaluation of the efficacy of Ursodeoxycholic acid plus methotrexate compared with methotrexate alone on faster improvement of patients with plaque-type psoriasis

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017092536415N1
Enrollment
30
Registered
2017-11-13
Start date
2017-10-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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

Conditions

Psoriasis. psoriasis vulgaris

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: taking capsules containing 300 mg of Ursudocysical colic acid once a day for six months. Intervention 2: control group: taking placebo as a capsule of 300 mg once a
Treatment - Drugs
Placebo
Intervention group: taking capsules containing 300 mg of Ursudocysical colic acid once a day for six months
control group: taking placebo as a capsule of 300 mg once a day

Sponsors

Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients with psoriasis who are candidated for systemic therapy; they have not received systemic therapy as well as phtotherapy for their disease during the past 6 month; they have not received topical treatment over the past month. Exclusion criteria: patients with history of heart failure, hepatic, renal and pulmonary disease or icreasement in liver function tests(More than 1.5 times normal), diabetes mellitus and other serious systemic disease; pregnant women; since the efficacy and safety of using Uroseodocyclic acid in the pediatric population has not been established, this group will also be excluded from the study; People with a history of biliary disorders, and hypersensitivity to bile acids

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Psoriasis area and severity index. Timepoint: Before intervention, two months after the intervention, six months after the intervention. Method of measurement: FotoFinder PASIvision.;Dermatology Life Quality Index. Timepoint: Before intervention, two months after the intervention, six months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Liver enzymes. Timepoint: Before intervention, two months after the intervention, six months after the intervention. Method of measurement: lab tests.;Serum lipid level. Timepoint: Before intervention, two months after the intervention, six months after the intervention. Method of measurement: lab tests.;Fatty liver. Timepoint: Before intervention, two months after the intervention, six months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Sonography.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDr Amine Kashiri

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

a-kashiri@razi.tums.ac.ir+98 21 5563 0669

Outcome results

None listed

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