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Triamcinolone With Vitamin D Synergistic Efficacy in Psoriasis
These studies are designed to assess the synergistic efficacy of topical 0.1% triamcinolone cream paired with 40,000 IU of oral vitamin D3 daily in treating mild to moderate psoriasis. The study is designed to have all subjects treated with triamcinolone cream (TAC) for 4 weeks, then will be randomized 1:1 into vitamin D3 or placebo for an additional 12 weeks. At that time, the study will become open-label and all subjects will be placed on (or continue) vitamin D3 for an additional 12 weeks. The study will take place over 28 weeks total.
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Tunisian National Registry on Psoriasis
National cross-sectional multicentric study to describe the epidemiological characteristics of patients with Psoriasis in Tunisia
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Use of Telemedicine to Address 'Off Target' Symptoms in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)
This will be a single-arm interventional study to test the acceptability, feasibility, and effectiveness of structured telemedicine visits to encourage lifestyle changes that will improve quality of life, disease impact, and disease activity in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA).
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Using Acetylcysteine and Vitamin E With Psoriasis Vulgaris
This study aims to assess the effect of adding N-acetyl cysteine (NAC) alone or in combination with Vitamin E to conventional therapy in improving the clinical outcome, oxidative stress, and inflammation in patients with mild psoriasis vulgaris
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UVB-induced Treg Cells Exert Antigen-specific Suppression Through LAG-3
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the immune cell population in blood of the participants with psoriasis/atopic dermatitis before and after UVB treatment. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. how immune cells in the PBMCs from blood of participants are affected by UVB treatment 2. will UVB treatment expand the antigen-specific Treg cell population 3. will UVB treatment enhance the suppressive function of Treg cells Participants giving written informed consent will donate their blood (20 ml) before UVB treatment begins. After 8 to 10-week treatment course, the participants will donate their ...
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Value Based Healthcare in Psoriasis
Rationale: Currently, the healthcare sector is under tremendous financial pressure, and many acknowledge that a dramatic shift is required as the current system is not sustainable. Furthermore, the quality of care that is delivered varies strongly. Several solutions have been proposed of which the conceptual framework known as value-based healthcare (VBHC) is further explored in this study for psoriasis. Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease which is associated with high treatment costs. Objective: The objective of this study is to investigate the impact of using the VBHC framework for the management of...
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WORK-ON Vocational Rehabilitation for People With Inflammatory Arthritis
People with chronic inflammatory arthritis (IA) (rheumatoid arthritis, axial spondyloarthritis, and psoriatic arthritis), often have a reduced work ability. Up to 40% lose their job in the first years after diagnosis. Consequently, they are at high risk of losing their jobs and being permanently excluded from the labour market. Therefore, a new context-specific vocational rehabilitation (VR) for people with IA was developed, based on the Medical Research Council's framework for complex interventions. The 6-months VR is called WORK-ON and consists of three parts: 1) a coordinating occupational therapist who performs an initial...
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Yuflyma® (Adalimumab), Patient Experience After Switching
Patient preference and experience can impact patients' adherence and persistence regarding a treatment, especially when switching. A number of factors contribute to this, including their beliefs, fears, expectations, and overall knowledge. This is compounded by the fact that many switched patients are not trained on how to use the new injection device. Specifically, some patients report a degraded experience with current adalimumab biosimilars (40mg/0.8mL) as compared to the originator: injections appear more painful and seem to cause more bruising. Indeed, treatment-related factors such as treatment volume or the presence of ...
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Adherence to Otezla
Most people with psoriasis have very limited disease, yet that disease may still have a large impact on their lives. While limited psoriasis may be amenable to topical treatment, patients are exceptionally poorly adherent to topical treatment, especially over the long run.
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A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Clinical Study on the Chitosan Nanocrystalline Qinteng Huoxue Runji Ointment Therapy for Psoriasis With Blood Stasis Syndrome.
Background: Psoriasis is one of the hot spots in the field of skin disease prevention and treatment, and TCM topical preparations have unique advantages in the treatment of psoriasis. The Qinteng Huoxue prescription series of TCM topical preparations created by Professor Sun Liyun have been observed to be effective in clinical practice in the treatment of psoriasis, but there is no multi-center clinical trial for blood stasis syndrome. In addition, the TCM topical preparations has the disadvantages of large particle diameter and unfavorable penetration of skin barrier. Objective: In this study, chitosan nanocrystalline drug...