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Can Chinese herbal medicine help prevent relapse after ixekizumab treatment in adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis?

A multicentre sequential randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled study in adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis to evaluate whether Chinese herbal medicine, after PASI-75 response to 12-week ixekizumab induction, reduces relapse compared with matched placebo

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN91905052
Enrollment
200
Registered
2026-05-01
Start date
2024-12-23
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-05-11

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Conditions

Moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Interventions

This is a multicentre sequential interventional study with two stages. Stage 1 (induction stage): up to 200 eligible adults with moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis will receive ixekizumab induction

Sponsors

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Adults aged 18 to 70 years 2. Diagnosis of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis 3. PASI score =7 or body surface area involvement=10% 4. Meets the indication criteria for ixekizumab treatment 5. Willing and able to provide written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant or lactating women, or participants planning pregnancy during the study period 2. Inflammatory bowel disease 3. Serious uncontrolled primary disease of the respiratory, cardiovascular or other major organ systems, or serious infection, tuberculosis, hepatitis, haematological abnormality, tumour, severe electrolyte or acid-base disturbance, primary or secondary immunodeficiency, severe psychiatric disease, or any clinically significant abnormal laboratory result judged by the investigator to make participation unsuitable 4. Known allergy or hypersensitivity to any study medication or its ingredients 5. Participation in another drug clinical trial currently or within the previous 4 weeks 6. Use of Chinese medicine or topical psoriasis treatments within 2 weeks before enrolment; oral systemic therapy or ultraviolet phototherapy within 4 weeks; or biologic therapy within 5 half-lives before enrolment 7. Any other condition judged by the investigator to make the participant unsuitable for the study

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJingjie Yu
jingjieyu@gzcum.edu.cn+86-20-81887233-35934

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: May 16, 2026