Blue Light for Treating Psoriasis Vulgaris

Monocenter, Randomized, Double Blinded, Intraindividual, Exploratory Study of Effectiveness and Safety of 3 Months Treatment With 2 Peak Intensities of 453nm Blue Light for the Treatment of Mild Plaque Type Psoriasis Vulgaris

The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of a blue light device for treating Psoriasis vulgaris. The study will compare a blue light treated plaque with an untreated control plaque. Additionally, two intensities of blue light are compared.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Psoriasis Vulgaris
• Intervention / Treatment: Device: PSO-CT02

Detailed Description

Blue light has been shown to release bioactive nitric oxide (NO) from nitrite and nitrosated proteins found in high concentrations in the skin. This bioactive NO has many physiological functions regulating immune responses, proliferation / differentiation as well as local blood Perfusion of the skin. The study will test the PSO-CT02 device, an new investigational medical device emitting blue light with a peak wavelength of 453nm on treating localised mild Psoriasis vulgaris. It can be worn on the Skin above the effected skin area. In this study Treatment (target) and control area as well as intensity of blue light are randomized. The control area will serve as reference. 50 Patients will treat the target area daily (at least 5 times/week) at home for an initial treatment period of 4 weeks. During those 4 weeks, patients will return to the study site for safety and effectiveness assessments twice. After this initiation period patients will treat their plaque for further 8 weeks (3 times/week). This is followed by a 4 week follow up phase without treatment.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 47
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Germany
  • Aachen, Germany, 52074
    • Department of Dermatology and Allergology, Medical faculty of the RWTH Aachen

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 75 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Signed and dated informed consent prior to any study mandated procedure
2. Good health according to physical examination as determined by the Investigator
3. Willing and able to comply with study requirements
4. Skin type I-IV according to Fitzpatrick

5. Mild plaque-type psoriasis vulgaris with a Psoriasis area severity index (PASI) ≤10 and Body surface area (BSA)

   ≤10 and Dermatology Life quality index (DLQI) ≤ 10 at screening.

6. Presence of two comparable psoriatic plaques suitable to be defined as study areas as follows:

   1. located on extremities (plaques located on the palms or sole of the feet are not suitable)
   2. Both areas located either on lower or upper extremity
   3. Can be located on the same extremity
   4. Distance between the two study areas > 10cm (border to border)
   5. If lesion is too large to be fully covered, partial treatment possible
7. Aged ≥ 18 years up to <75 years
8. Reliable method of contraception for women of childbearing potential (i.e. low failure rate less than 1% per year; e.g. oral contraceptives, intra-uterine device [IUD] or transdermal contraceptive patch)
9. Willing to abstain from excessive sun / UV exposure (e.g. sunbathe, solarium) during the course of the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

General

1. Inmates of psychiatric wards, prisons, or other state institutions
2. Investigator or any other team member involved directly or indirectly in the conduct of the clinical study
3. Participation in another clinical trial within the last 30 days
4. Pregnant or lactating women Medical History
5. Photodermatosis and/or Photosensitivity
6. Porphyria and/or hypersensitivity to porphyrins
7. Patients with current diagnosis of erythrodermic, exfoliative or pustular psoriasis
8. Congenital or acquired immunodeficiency
9. Patients with any of the following conditions present on the study areas: Malignoma of the skin or severe actinic damage of the skin, atypical naevi or signs of hyperpigmentation, viral (e.g. herpes or varicella) lesions of the skin, fungal and bacterial skin infections, parasitic infections and atrophic Skin
10. Patients with genetic deficiencies attached with increased sensitivity to light or increased risk to dermatologic cancer (i.e. Xeroderma pigmentosum, Cockayne Syndrome, Bloom- Syndrome)

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: TRIPLE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: High Intensity (HI) vs control; PSO-CT02 device: Light wavelength 453nm, high intensity, compared to contralateral untreated control plaque on the same patient.	Device: PSO-CT02; The PSO-CT02 device is a non CE marked investigational medical device that is worn on the affected skin area where it irradiates the Psoriasis plaque for 30 minutes with blue light.
EXPERIMENTAL: Low Intensity (LI) vs control; PSO-CT02 device: Light wavelength 453nm, low intensity, compared to contralateral untreated control plaque on the same patient.	Device: PSO-CT02; The PSO-CT02 device is a non CE marked investigational medical device that is worn on the affected skin area where it irradiates the Psoriasis plaque for 30 minutes with blue light.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change From Baseline (Visit 2) of the Local Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) of the Target Area (High Intensity (HI) Group) as Compared to the Control Area at End of Treatment (Visit 7, Week 12).	In this study only the "local" PASI (also called local psoriasis severity index - LPSI) was evaluated. The investigator evaluated and graded the severity of erythema, induration, and scaliness as the key symptoms of psoriasis on the study areas using the following scale: 0 = no sign, 1 = slight, 2 = moderate, 3 = marked,4 = very marked A total severity score was calculated as the sum of the three symptom ratings (range 0-12 whereas 0 (best) - 12 (worst)).	baseline and week 12

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change From Baseline of the Local Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) of the Target Area (High Intensity) as Compared to the Control Area at End of Treatment During the Attack Period (Week 4, Visit 5)	In this study only the "local" PASI (also called local psoriasis severity index - LPSI) was evaluated. The investigator evaluated and graded the severity of erythema, induration, and scaliness as the key symptoms of psoriasis on the study areas using the following scale: 0 = no sign, 1 = slight, 2 = moderate, 3 = marked,4 = very marked A total severity score was calculated as the sum of the three symptom ratings (range 0-12 whereas 0 (best) - 12 (worst)).	baseline and week 4
Change From Week 12 of the Local Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) of the Target Area (High Intensity) as Compared to the Control Area at End of Follow-up	In this study only the "local" PASI (also called local psoriasis severity index - LPSI) was evaluated. The investigator evaluated and graded the severity of erythema, induration, and scaliness as the key symptoms of psoriasis on the study areas using the following scale: 0 = no sign, 1 = slight, 2 = moderate, 3 = marked,4 = very marked A total severity score was calculated as the sum of the three symptom ratings (range 0-12 whereas 0 (best) - 12 (worst)).	Week 12 and week 16
Change From Baseline (Visit 2) of the Local Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) of the Target Area (Low Intensity (LI) Group) as Compared to the Control Area by Week.	In this study only the "local" PASI (also called local psoriasis severity index - LPSI) was evaluated. The investigator evaluated and graded the severity of erythema, induration, and scaliness as the key symptoms of psoriasis on the study areas using the following scale: 0 = no sign, 1 = slight, 2 = moderate, 3 = marked,4 = very marked A total severity score was calculated as the sum of the three symptom ratings (range 0-12 whereas 0 (best) - 12 (worst)).	baseline and week 4, 12, 16
Difference in Change From Baseline of Local Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) Between Target and Control Area of the High Intensity (HI) Group as Compared to the Low Intensity (LI) Group	In this study only the "local" PASI (also called local psoriasis severity index - LPSI) was evaluated. The investigator evaluated and graded the severity of erythema, induration, and scaliness as the key symptoms of psoriasis on the study areas using the following scale: 0. = no sign; = slight; = moderate; = marked; = very marked A total severity score was calculated as the sum of the three symptom ratings (range 0-12).	baseline and week 4, 8, 16
Change From Baseline of Erythema Evaluated by Mexameter of the Target Area of High Intensity (HI) and Low Intensity (LI) as Compared to the Control Area	Erythema was measured directly after treatment. Mexameter readings ranged from 0 to 100. Higher values describe higher erythema levels.	baseline and week 4, 12
Change From Week 12 (End of Treatment) of Erythema Evaluated by Mexameter of the Target Area of High Intensity (HI) and Low Intensity (LI) as Compared to the Control Area at End of Follow-up	Erythema was measured directly after treatment. Mexameter readings ranged from 0 to 100. Higher values describe higher erythema levels.	week 12 and week 16
System Usability Scale	At the end of treatment (visit 7), the usability of the investigational device was evaluated by a questionnaire presented to the patient in German. The usability was evaluated by using the System Usability Scale (SUS) which is an effective tool for assessing the usability of a device. It provides an easy-to-understand score from 0 (negative) to 100 (positive).	week 12
Change From Baseline in Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)	It is a simple 10-question validated questionnaire. The DLQI is calculated by summing the score of each question resulting in a maximum of 30 and a minimum of 0. The higher the score, the more quality of life is impaired. As the change from baseline is calculated negative values in the Outcome Measure Data indicate an improvement in quality of life.	baseline and week 12
Time to First Use of Topical Co-treatment With Vitamin D of High Intensity (HI) and Low Intensity (LI)		patients will be followed for the complete duration of the clinical study for 16 weeks
Total Duration of Topical Co-treatment With Vitamin D of High Intensity (HI) and Low Intensity (LI)		week 16
Adverse Device Events (Serious and Non-serious)	Adverse device events: Adverse event related to the use of an investigational medical device wich led to any untoward medical occurrence, unintended disease or injury, or untoward clinical signs (including abnormal laboratory findings) in subjects, users or other persons. Serious adverse device event: Adverse device effect that has resulted in a) led to death, b) led to serious deterioration in the health of the subject, that either resulted in 1) a life-threatening illness or injury, or 2) a permanent impairment of a body structure or a body function, or 3) in-patient or prolonged hospitalization, or 4) medical or surgical intervention to prevent life-threatening illness or injury or permanent impairment to a body structure or a body function, c) led to foetal distress, foetal death or a congenital abnormality or birth defect.	week 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Hyperpigmentation of "Normal Skin Areas" Surrounding the Target Area Exposed to Blue Light and Control Area Not Exposed to Blue Light- Evaluation by Mexameter	Arbitrary units measured by mexameter. Mexameter readings ranged from 0 to 100. Higher values correspond to higher pigmentation levels.	week 4, 12, 16
Adverse Events (Serious and Non-serious)		week 0, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16
Thermal Comfort	Questionaire	week 12
Patient Acceptance of Hyperpigmentation	Questionaire	week 16

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Philips Electronics Nederland BV
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Verena von Felbert, PD, Dr., Clinic for Dermatology and Allergology, Medical Faculty of the RWTH Aachen, Germany

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Pfaff S, Liebmann J, Born M, Merk HF, von Felbert V. Prospective Randomized Long-Term Study on the Efficacy and Safety of UV-Free Blue Light for Treating Mild Psoriasis Vulgaris. Dermatology. 2015;231(1):24-34. doi: 10.1159/000430495. Epub 2015 Jun 2.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): May 1, 2014
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): May 1, 2014

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: November 19, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 3, 2013
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): December 9, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE): December 18, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: November 17, 2015
• Last Verified: November 1, 2015

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Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Skin Diseases; Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous; Psoriasis
• Other Study ID Numbers: PsoriasisCT02