Study Stopped
The study's collaborating dermatologist left the institution, and so skin biopsies could no longer be performed.
The study's collaborating dermatologist left the institution, and so skin biopsies could no longer be performed.
Sponsor study identifier
observational
10
1 country
1
Study Start
February 2, 2024
Actual (reported)Primary Completion
November 12, 2025
Actual (reported)Study Completion
November 12, 2025
Actual (reported)The goal of this study is to collect more information from people with plaque psoriasis and to determine if insulin plays a role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. The main question it aims to answer is if insulin action is preserved or even enhanced in psoriatic lesions despite insulin resistance elsewhere. Participants with plaque psoriasis will have punch biopsies taken of lesional and non-lesional skin after an overnight fast and then during an oral glucose tolerance test. Biopsy specimens will then be assessed for markers of insulin action.
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November 12, 2025
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January 29, 2024
Actual (reported)February 2, 2024
Actual (reported)February 5, 2024
Actual (reported)November 12, 2025
Actual (reported)November 12, 2025
Actual (reported)Skin insulin sensitivity: ratio of phosphorylated to total AKT in skin biopsies
Investigators will perform Western blots on skin biopsies using antibodies to phosphorylated (T308, S473) and total AKT. The ratio of phosphorylated to total AKT will be determined using densitometry of Western blots and/or by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA), each measured in arbitrary units (AU).
Up to 120 minutes from the start of OGTT
Serum triglyceride (TG) level during OGTT
During OGTT (up to 120 minutes from start of OGTT)
Serum free fatty acid (FFA) levels during OGTT
During OGTT (up to 120 minutes from start of OGTT)
Patients with plaque psoriasis found to have: * Hemoglobin A1c \< 5.7% * Fasting plasma glucose: \< 95 mg/dL * Fasting serum insulin: \< 10 micro-international units per milliliter (μIU/mL) * 2-hour post-challenge glucose \< 140 mg/dL NOTE: Group assignments made retroactively based on the observational study results.
Patients with plaque psoriasis found to have: * Hemoglobin A1c \< 6.5% * Fasting plasma glucose \<125 mg/dL * Fasting serum insulin: \<15 μIU/mL * 2-hour post-challenge glucose \< 200 mg/dL NOTE: Group assignments made retroactively based on the observational study results. • Not otherwise meeting all criteria for inclusion in the IS group
Patients with plaque psoriasis found to have: * Fasting serum/plasma insulin ≥ 15 μIU/mL * Fasting plasma glucose 80-125 mg/dL and * Hemoglobin A1c \< 6.5% and * 2-hour post-challenge glucose \< 200 mg/dL NOTE: Group assignments made retroactively based on the observational study results.
Participants ingest 75 g of glucose in 10 fl oz aqueous solution (fruit flavored) after an overnight fast. Blood is drawn at baseline (t = 0 min) and at 120 min after ingestion. This test is non-experimental.
Patients with plaque psoriasis but without diabetes mellitus
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
New York, New York, 10032, United States
* Blood samples during OGTT: fasting and at 120 min after ingestion of 75 g of glucose * Skin punch biopsies of lesional (psoriatic) and non-lesional skin taken while fasting and at 120 min after ingestion of 75 g glucose
Joshua R Cook, MD, PhD
Columbia University
10 participants (actual enrollment reported by the registry).
First Submitted
January 29, 2024
First Posted
February 5, 2024
Study Start
February 2, 2024
Actual (reported)Glycemic Effect of Diazoxide in NAFLD
Fasting plasma glucose level
Before OGTT (baseline = 0 minutes), During OGTT (up to 120 minutes from start of OGTT)
Fasting serum insulin level
Before OGTT (baseline = 0 minutes), During OGTT (up to 120 minutes from start of OGTT)
Fasting serum C-peptide level
Before OGTT (baseline = 0 minutes), During OGTT (up to 120 minutes from start of OGTT)
Punch biopsies are taken from lesional (psoriatic) and non-lesional skin after an overnight fast and at 120 min after ingestion of glucose during OGTT. This procedure is non-experimental.
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Primary Completion
November 12, 2025
Actual (reported)Study Completion
November 12, 2025
Actual (reported)Last Updated
February 17, 2026
Record last verified: 2026-02
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