drugset / Trial / NCT02655705
Comparison Study of Psoriasis Severity Assessment Tools
RandomizedParallel-groupOpen-labelTreatment
Summary
This study evaluates the performance of objective psoriasis severity assessment tool compared with a subjective assessment tool for the assessment of the improvement of psoriasis after oral cyclosporine A or methotrexate treatment.
Timeline
- Start
- 2014-08
- Primary completion
- 2016-03
- Completion
- 2016-03
Publications
- Background Choi JW, Kim BR, Choi CW, Youn SW. One device, one equation: the simplest way to objectively evaluate psoriasis severity. J Dermatol. 2015 Feb;42(2):154-8. doi: 10.1111/1346-8138.12727. Epub 2014 Dec 10.
- Background Choi JW, Kwon SH, Youn JI, Youn SW. Objective measurements of erythema, elasticity and scale could overcome the inter- and intra-observer variations of subjective evaluations for psoriasis severity. Eur J Dermatol. 2013 Apr 1;23(2):224-9. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2013.1931.
Drugs
| Evaluation | Drug | Modality | Dose | Route |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparator | Cyclosporine | Peptide | 150 mg | Oral |
| Comparator | Cyclosporine | Peptide | 200 mg | Oral |
| Comparator | Methotrexate | Small molecule | 15 mg | Oral |