NCT00395941

Brief Summary

Acitretin, when given in combiantion with pioglitazone might achieve better and/or more rapid control of moderate to severe chronic plaque type psoriasis.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
40

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_2

Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2006

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 3, 2006

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 6, 2006

Completed
25 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2006

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2008

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2008

Completed
Last Updated

March 20, 2019

Status Verified

March 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

November 3, 2006

Last Update Submit

March 19, 2019

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Change in PASI score from baseline in the two groups

    12 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Proportion of subjects with an improvement of at least 75% in the psoriasis area-and-severity index (PASI) by week 12

    12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Control

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Acitretin

Drug: Acitretin

Experimental

EXPERIMENTAL

Pioglitazone

Drug: Pioglitazone

Interventions

Experimental

Acitretin

Control

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patients with chronic plaque type psoriasis having body surface area involvement of \> 20%
  • Patients of either sex
  • Females who have completed their family and are tubectomized or are postmenopausal i.e. no menstrual bleeding over at least 1 year
  • Age range 18-65 years

You may not qualify if:

  • Females of child bearing potential
  • H/O hypersensitivity to acitretin
  • Impaired hepatic function (serum bilirubin, AST, ALT and alkaline phosphatase \>1.5 times the upper limit of normal)
  • Impaired renal function (serum creatinine \>1.5mg% in males and \>1.4 mg% in females)
  • Hyperlipidemia
  • BMI \>30 kg /m2
  • H/O excessive alcohol use
  • Diabetes mellitus
  • Congestive heart failure
  • Ischemic heart disease

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

PGIMER

Chandigarh, 160012, India

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Mittal R, Malhotra S, Pandhi P, Kaur I, Dogra S. Efficacy and safety of combination Acitretin and Pioglitazone therapy in patients with moderate to severe chronic plaque-type psoriasis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial. Arch Dermatol. 2009 Apr;145(4):387-93. doi: 10.1001/archdermatol.2009.5.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psoriasis

Interventions

PioglitazoneAcitretin

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Skin Diseases, PapulosquamousSkin DiseasesSkin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

ThiazolidinedionesThiazolesSulfur CompoundsOrganic ChemicalsAzolesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsRetinoidsCarotenoidsPolyenesAlkenesHydrocarbons, AcyclicHydrocarbonsTerpenesPigments, BiologicalBiological Factors

Study Officials

  • Sunil Dogra, MD

    Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh

    STUDY CHAIR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 2
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 3, 2006

First Posted

November 6, 2006

Study Start

December 1, 2006

Primary Completion

December 1, 2008

Study Completion

December 1, 2008

Last Updated

March 20, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-03

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