A Study to Assess Efficacy and Tolerability of Topical Skincare Products on Psoriasis Patients

May 13, 2026 updated by: Galderma R&D

A Multi-center, Open-label, In-use Study to Assess Efficacy and Tolerability of Topical Skincare Products on Psoriasis Patients

Subjects having mild-to-severe plaque psoriasis, with active target lesion plaques, and currently on or starting a prescription treatment for plaque psoriasis will apply a topical skincare regimen to one side of the body. Evaluations of the regimen's efficacy will be conducted at 2 weeks, 4 weeks, and 8 weeks post-baseline.

Study Overview

Status

Status

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Completed

Conditions

Conditions

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Intervention / Treatment

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Detailed Description

This is a multi-center, open-label, in-use study. Adult subjects having mild-to-severe plaque psoriasis, with active target lesion plaques, and currently on or starting a prescription treatment for plaque psoriasis will be recruited for participation in the study.

Subjects will report to the site at Baseline (day 0) visit, will be given an informed consent form, HIPAA form, photography release form, and medical history form to complete.

Subjects will be screened on the basis of the selection criteria for study qualification. Eligible subjects will be assessed at Baseline visit and instructed to start applying the skincare products to the assigned side of the body based on the pre-determined randomization.

Subjects to return to the site at Week 2 (± 3 days), Week 4 (± 5 days), and Week 8 (± 5 days) for follow-ups.

Study Type

Study Type

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Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

Enrollment

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46

Phase

Phase

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  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

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Study Contact Backup

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Georgia
      • Columbus, Georgia, United States, 31904
        • Southeast Dermatology Specialists, LLC
      • Douglasville, Georgia, United States, 30135
        • Southeast Dermatology Specialists, LLC
    • North Carolina
      • High Point, North Carolina, United States, 27262
        • Dermatology Consulting Services

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

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Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Adult subjects aged 18 years and above
  2. Females or males
  3. Any Fitzpatrick skin types I-VI, with effort to include n = 2 for each category
  4. Any races, with effort to include minimum 10% minority (n = 4) such as American Indian or Alaska Native, Eastern/Southeastern Asian, South Asians, Black or African American, Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.
  5. Any ethnicities, with effort to include minimum 10% (n = 4) of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
  6. Having active target lesion plaques, with minimum area of 2 cm x 2 cm
  7. Having mild-to-severe plaque psoriasis with at least 3% Body Surface Area (BSA) and cumulative Target Lesion Severity Score (TLSS) ≥ 6.
  8. Currently on or starting a plaque psoriasis prescription treatment such as biologics, oral or topical therapy for psoriasis, or UV therapy.
  9. Subject in general good health
  10. Subject willing to stop using current topical skincare products during the duration of the study.
  11. Subject willing to replace current skincare products with study products for the duration of the study.
  12. For female subjects of childbearing potential, she must not be pregnant, breastfeeding or planning pregnancy during the course of the study. Subjects must be willing to take a urine pregnancy test (UPT) at Baseline visit. (Females of non-childbearing potential, e.g., post-menopausal (absence of menstrual bleeding for 1 year without any other medical reason), hysterectomy, or bilateral ovariectomy, are not required to have a UPT.)
  13. Ability of giving consent for participation in the study
  14. Willing to sign a photography release, with minimum 80% of total study panel
  15. Agreement to adhere to the procedures and requirements of the study and to report to the site on the day(s) and at the time(s) scheduled for the assessments

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy during the course of the study.
  2. Subjects with any known allergies or hypersensitivity to any cosmetics, personal care products, and/or fragrances.
  3. History of cancer within the past 5 years
  4. History or presence of any skin condition/disease, besides plaque psoriasis, that might interfere with the diagnosis or evaluation of study parameters at the discretion of the investigator.
  5. Planning on having surgeries and/or invasive medical procedures during the course of the study
  6. Treatment with chemotherapy, immunosuppressive agents, prescription corticosteroids for psoriasis, immunomodulatory therapy (e.g., monoclonal antibodies or antiviral treatment for human immunodeficiency virus or hepatitis C)
  7. History or presence of any medical condition that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would make the subject unsuitable for inclusion (e.g., a chronic, relapsing, or hereditary disease that may interfere the outcome of the study).
  8. Other condition preventing the subject from entering the study in the Investigator's opinion, (e.g., subjects failing baseline assessments, subjects not likely to avoid other treatments in the treated areas, subjects anticipated to be unavailable or incapable of understanding the study assessments or having unrealistic expectations of the treatment result).
  9. Study site personnel, close relatives of the study site personnel (e.g., parents, children, siblings, or spouse), or employees and close relatives of employees at the Sponsor company.
  10. Participation in any interventional clinical study within 30 days of screening or planning to participate in another interventional clinical research study while enrolled in this trial.

Study Plan

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How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm

Participant Group / Arm

A group or subgroup of participants in a clinical trial that receives a specific intervention/treatment, or no intervention, according to the trial's protocol.
Intervention / Treatment

Intervention / Treatment

A process or action that is the focus of a clinical study. Interventions include drugs, medical devices, procedures, vaccines, and other products that are either investigational or already available. Interventions can also include noninvasive approaches, such as education or modifying diet and exercise.
Experimental: Skincare Product Treatment
Subjects will use topical skincare products to assigned side of the body, per randomization.
Drug: Cetaphil
Subjects will clean the skin with Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser, and apply Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream to the lesion areas at least twice daily. Subjects will use Cetaphil Daily Facial Moisturizer SPF 35 as needed.
Other Names:
  • Topical Skincare Treatment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, the planned outcome measure that is the most important for evaluating the effect of an intervention/treatment. Most clinical studies have one primary outcome measure, but some have more than one.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Psoriatic Body Surface Area Compared to Baseline
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Body Surface Area is a measure of how much skin is impacted by psoriasis using the following measurement.7 One handprint is equal approximately to 1% of Body Surface Area. A decrease in scores indicated an improvement.
Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Change in Target Lesion Severity Compared to Baseline
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Target lesion severity was measured by the Target Lesion Severity Score. Target Lesion Severity Score assessed erythema, induration, and scaling separately on a scale of 0-8, with 0 meaning no evidence of the parameter and 8 meaning very severe presence of the parameter. Target Lesion Severity Score was calculated as cumulative total of all 3 parameters, which a maximum score of 24 (8 x 3) and minimum score of 0. Total scale range is 0-24, where higher scores are worse outcomes. A decrease in scores indicated an improvement.
Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Change of Physician Global Assessment Compared to Baseline
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Physician Global Assessment assessed overall severity of psoriasis on a scale of 0 to 5, with 0 meaning no presence of psoriasis and 5 meaning very severe presence of psoriasis. A decrease in scores indicated an improvement.
Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Change in Skin Scaliness Measured by Macroscopic Imaging
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Macroscopic imaging was performed using Visioscan® VC 20plus to take an image of the target lesion. The Visioscan software was used to calculate the analyze the images for skin scaliness (a decrease in values indicates an improvement in roughness).
Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Change in Skin Smoothness Measured by Macroscopic Imaging
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Macroscopic imaging was performed using Visioscan® VC 20plus to take an image of the target lesion. The Visioscan software was used to calculate the analyze the images for skin smoothness (a decrease in values indicates an improvement in skin smoothness).
Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Subject Treatment Satisfaction
Time Frame: Week 2
Subjects were asked about their perception, satisfaction, and preference with each study treatment using a self-assessment questionnaire. Questionnaires were tabulated; and the number of all response options was reported for each question and time point. Favorable responses (i.e., strongly agree and agree, yes), neutral responses (i.e., neither agree nor disagree, no difference), and unfavorable responses (i.e., strongly disagree and disagree, no) were tabulated as appropriate. Number of participants with favorable responses was provided for each question.
Week 2
Subject Treatment Satisfaction
Time Frame: Week 4
Subjects were asked about their perception, satisfaction, and preference with each study treatment using a self-assessment questionnaire. Questionnaires were tabulated; and the number of all response options was reported for each question and time point. Favorable responses (i.e., strongly agree and agree, yes), neutral responses (i.e., neither agree nor disagree, no difference), and unfavorable responses (i.e., strongly disagree and disagree, no) were tabulated and reported as appropriate. Number of participants with favorable responses was provided for each question.
Week 4
Subject Treatment Satisfaction
Time Frame: Week 8
Subjects were asked about their perception, satisfaction, and preference with each study treatment using a self-assessment questionnaire. Questionnaires were tabulated; and the number of all response options was reported for each question and time point. Favorable responses (i.e., strongly agree and agree, yes), neutral responses (i.e., neither agree nor disagree, no difference), and unfavorable responses (i.e., strongly disagree and disagree, no) were tabulated and reported as appropriate. Number of participants with favorable responses was provided for each question.
Week 8
Changes in Dryness Compared to Baseline [Tolerability Assessment]
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Tolerability assessment was performed by the Investigator (parameter: dryness) using a 4-point analog scale (with half-point scores used as necessary to better describe the clinical condition). Investigator graded the degree of irritation of target lesion areas on a scale of 0 to 3, with 0 meaning parameter is not present, and 3 meaning parameter is severely present. A decrease in scores or lack of significant increase indicated tolerability/safety of the treatment products.
Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Change in Burning/Stinging Compared to Baseline [Tolerability Assessment]
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Tolerability assessment was performed by subjects (parameters: burning/stinging) using a 4-point analog scale (with half-point scores used as necessary to better describe the clinical condition). subjects graded the degree of irritation of target lesion areas on a scale of 0 to 3, with 0 meaning parameter is not present, and 3 meaning parameter is severely present. A decrease in scores or lack of significant increase indicated tolerability/safety of the treatment products.
Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Change in Itching Compared to Baseline [Tolerability Assessment]
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8
Tolerability assessment was performed by subjects (parameters: itching) using a 4-point analog scale (with half-point scores used as necessary to better describe the clinical condition). Subjects graded the degree of irritation of target lesion areas on a scale of 0 to 3, with 0 meaning parameter is not present, and 3 meaning parameter is severely present. A decrease in scores or lack of significant increase indicated tolerability/safety of the treatment products.
Baseline, Week 2, Week 4, Week 8

Secondary Outcome Measures

Secondary Outcome Measures

In a clinical study's protocol, a planned outcome measure that is not as important as the primary outcome measure for evaluating the effect of an intervention but is still of interest. Most clinical studies have more than one secondary outcome measure.
Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Subject Quality of Life Satisfaction
Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8
Subjects were asked about their life quality by completing a Quality of Life questionnaire of 10 questions. Each question is scored from 0-3, with 0 being "not at all" or "not relevant" and 3 being "very much". All scores were summed to determine the Dermatology Quality of Life Index with score range 0-30: 0-1 (no effect at all on patient's life), 2-5 (small effect), 6-10 (moderate effect), 11-20 (very large effect), 21-30 (extremely large effect). A decrease in score totals from baseline to Week 8 indicated an improvement. A higher score indicates a greater impairment of quality of life.
Baseline, Week 8

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Sponsor

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Galderma R&D

Investigators

Investigators

A researcher involved in a clinical study. Related terms include site principal investigator, site sub-investigator, study chair, study director, and study principal investigator.
  • Principal Investigator: Zoe D Draelos, MD, Dermatology Consulting Services, High Point NC
  • Principal Investigator: George F Hougeir, MD, Southeast Dermatology Specialist, LLC

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Actual)

Study Start

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April 8, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

Primary Completion

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July 18, 2024

Study Completion (Actual)

Study Completion

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July 18, 2024

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

First Submitted

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March 20, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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April 9, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

First Posted

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April 10, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

Last Update Posted

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June 9, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

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May 13, 2026

Last Verified

Last Verified

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May 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

Other Study ID Numbers

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  • GLI.04.US.SL.035

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

Yes

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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