A Single-Center, Prospective, Pilot Study to Compare the Effect of Diet in Overweight or Obese Patients With Psoriasis on Light Therapy

Psoriasis Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Single-Center, Prospective, Single-Blind, Pilot Study to Compare the Effect of Diet in Overweight or Obese Patients With Psoriasis on Light Therapy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02193919
• Other study ID #: PO-001
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 4, 2013
• Last updated: July 16, 2014
• Start date: March 2007
• Est. completion date: May 2008

Study information

• Verified date: July 2014
• Source: Bagel, Jerry, M.D.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Food and Drug Administration
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial 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

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 30
• Est. completion date: May 2008
• Est. primary completion date: May 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• PSA greater 10

• BMI greater than 30

Exclusion Criteria:

• PSA less than 10

• less than 18 years old

Study Design

Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Prospective

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Psoriasis

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Bagel, Jerry, M.D.

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	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	No