Flaking disease Psoriasis
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Adult Psoriasis patients, m/f, with a mild to moderate form of psoriasis vulgaris, i.e. a maximal PASI score of 18 and a minimum BSA of 3%. Patients are allowed to use local corticosteroids or ointments to prevent dry skin (see Appendix 2).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Psoriasis patients have NOT received light therapy or another form of SYSTEMIC treatment (e.g. treatment with methotrexate, cyclosporin A or anti-TNF). Gender or age of the adult patients are no exclusion criteria (see Appendix 2).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| After finalization of the validation study, the transplanted biopsies are isolated to study the psoriatic process via histological techniques. The primary read-out is epidermal thickness. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| After finalization of the validation study, the transplanted biopsies are isolated to study the psoriatic process via histological techniques. The secundary read-out is proliferation and differentiation of cells in the skin. Moreover, the activation and differentiation status of immune cells will be determined in the blood of the donors. | — |
Countries
Netherlands