Moderate Weight Loss Makes Obese Patients With Severe Chronic Plaque Psoriasis Responsive to Sub-Optimal Dose of Cyclosporine: an Investigator Blinded, Controlled, Randomized Clinical Trial

August 6, 2007 updated by: Universita di Verona
The study hypothesis is to investigate whether a moderate weight loss (i.e. a weight reduction of at least 5%) could improve the response rate to a suboptimal dose of cyclosporine in patients with severe psoriasis.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Italy
      • Verona, Italy, 37126
        • University of Verona

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 80 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 18 years of age,active but clinically stable plaque psoriasis involving at least 10 percent of the body surface area and a psoriasis area and severity index (PASI) score ≥10 and a body mass index ≥30.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Other type of psoriasis (guttate, erythrodermic and pustular psoriasis)
  • Uncontrolled hypertension
  • Severe congestive heart failure
  • Renal and liver impairment
  • Active or chronic infections, including HIV, HBV and HCV infections, latent tuberculosis
  • Previous or active malignancies
  • Pregnancy and lactations
  • Previous treatment with cyclosporine
  • Phototherapy or any systemic or topical therapy for psoriasis within the previous 4 weeks before enrolment.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: first group
patients who adhered to a low-calorie diet associated to sub-optimal cyclosporine dose (2.5 mg/Kg/day)for 24 weeks
Other: low calorie diet
Low calorie diet was designed to achieve a loss of 5-10% of initial weight. All enrolled patients received a balanced diet scheme, based on a caloric intake reduction related to BMI and sex (range 1200-1500 Kcal/day for women, 1300-1600 Kcal/day for men). Calorie intake consisted approximately of 60% carbohydrates, 25% fat, 15% protein

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Primary end point PASI 75 response
Time Frame: week 24
week 24

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
secondary end point was % of body weight reduction
Time Frame: week 24
week 24

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Universita di Verona

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Giampiero Girolomoni, University of Verona, Section of Dermatology and Venereology

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 6, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 6, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

August 7, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

August 7, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 6, 2007

Last Verified

August 1, 2007

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Terms related to this study

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • GISONDI 1
  • no grants received at all

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