A Single-Center, Prospective, Pilot Study to Compare the Effect of Diet in Overweight or Obese Patients With Psoriasis on Light Therapy
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observational
30
0 countries
N/A
Brief Summary
Weight loss may help psoriasis. Phototherapy helps psoriasis. Combining the two treatments may help even more. Determining if a high protein diet vs a low protein diet results in improving psoriais may help lead to future dietary effects on psoriasis therapy
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at below P25 for all trials
Started Mar 2007
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
March 1, 2007
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2008
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2008
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 4, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 18, 2014
CompletedJuly 18, 2014
July 1, 2014
1.2 years
February 4, 2013
July 16, 2014
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Does weight decrease the amount of UVB needed to clear psoriasis
3 cohorts, all get UVB thrice per week one cohort placebo diet one cohort south beach diet one cohort ornish diet I evaluated PASI 75 improvement within each cohort 0 Adverse Events
12 weeks
Study Arms (3)
cohort 1 placebo + UVB
cohort 1 placebo + UVB
South Beach Diet + UVB
South Beach DIet + UVB
Ornish Diet + UVB
Ornish Diet + UVB
Eligibility Criteria
30 patients, males, females, over 18 yo with moderate-to-severe psoriasis
You may qualify if:
- PSA greater 10
- BMI greater than 30
You may not qualify if:
- PSA less than 10
- less than 18 years old
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jerry Bagel
Psoriasis Treatment Center of Central New Jersey
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- PROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- INDIV
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Director
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 4, 2013
First Posted
July 18, 2014
Study Start
March 1, 2007
Primary Completion
May 1, 2008
Study Completion
May 1, 2008
Last Updated
July 18, 2014
Record last verified: 2014-07