Recruitment

Recruitment Status
Not yet recruiting
Estimated Enrollment
Same as current

Summary

Conditions
Plaque Psoriasis
Type
Interventional
Phase
Not Applicable
Design
Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentMasking: Single (Participant)Primary Purpose: Treatment

Participation Requirements

Age
Between 18 years and 65 years
Gender
Both males and females

Description

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by the complex interaction between the immune system, related susceptibility loci, autoantigens and various environmental factors. In China, the prevalence is about 0.47%. Current treatment strategies for psoriasis mainly focus on develo...

Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease characterized by the complex interaction between the immune system, related susceptibility loci, autoantigens and various environmental factors. In China, the prevalence is about 0.47%. Current treatment strategies for psoriasis mainly focus on developing new drugs that disrupt IL-23 or IL-17 cytokine, but this targeted therapy is not effective for all patients. A growing body of evidence indicates that psoriasis-related damage is not limited to the skin, but is closely related to coronary heart disease, stroke, metabolic syndrome, and chronic kidney disease. These comorbidities have, to a certain extent, increased mortality in patients with psoriasis. Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has always been used to treat patients with psoriasis in China. Blood stasis syndrome is one of the basic syndromes of psoriasis. which accumulates in meridians, viscera and limbs to form a variety of syndromes with psoriasis for a long time and is similar to many metabolic related diseases. Fire needle therapy is one of the traditional Chinese specialty treatments, which has effects of warming yang to expel cold, warming and activating meridian, dispersing stasis and relieving pain. Studies have shown that fire needle therapy of plaque psoriasis in stationary phase is effective, with fewer side effects, and can reduce the recurrence rate. This multicenter, randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled trial will objectively and standardly evaluate the clinical effectiveness, safety and control of recurrence of fire needle therapy to obtain objective evidence of international standards and form clinical norms suitable for popularization and application.

Tracking Information

NCT #
NCT03953885
Collaborators
  • Shaanxi Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • The Affiliated Hospital of Jiangxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Shijiazhuang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  • Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine
Investigators
Study Chair: Jia Zhou Department of dermatology, Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine Hospital, Shanghai