A Study of Tildrakizumab in the Treatment of Genital Psoriasis (CZATCH-Genital-PsO)

The sPGA-G is a 5-point score ranging from 0 to 4, with a larger score indicating greater severity, based on the physician's assessment of the average thickness, erythema, and scaling of psoriatic genital lesions.

mGPASI determines participants psoriasis severity in the genital region at a given time point yielding an overall score of 0 for no psoriasis to 72 for the most severe disease. Scoring index incorporates the degree of erythema (or redness), induration (or thickness), and scaling) of the genital plaques as well as erosion, fissure, and/or ulcer as a product of the genital area involved.

The GPSS is a self-reported measure where participants were asked to assess each of their psoriasis symptoms (itch, pain, discomfort, stinging, burning, redness, scaling, and cracking) in the genital area and select a number on a scale of 0-10, where 0 represents no symptoms, and 10 represents the worst imaginable. Each symptom assessment were summed to generate a total GPSS score ranging from 0 (no genital psoriasis symptoms) to 80 (worst imaginable genital psoriasis symptoms).

Genital region is defined as the labia majora (outer lip), labia minora (inner lip), and perineum (area between vagina and anus) for females; penis, scrotum, and perineum (area between the penis and anus) for males. NRS is the simplest and most commonly used scales to indicate the degree of pain, itch, and discomfort. The numerical scale is most commonly 0 to 10, with 0 being "no pain or Itch or discomfort" and 10 being "the worst imaginable pain or Itch or discomfort".

DLQI is a questionnaire which is to evaluate the impact on participant's quality of life due to psoriasis. It is composed of ten items related to symptoms, feelings, daily activities, leisure, working or studying activities, personal relationships and opinions about dermatological treatment. Each item is scored from 0 (not affected at all) to 3 (very much affected). The DLQI score is the sum of the 10 individual question scores and ranges from 0 to 30, with lower scores indicating better quality of life. The higher the score, the more quality of life is impaired.

The TSQM-9 is a psychometrically robust and validated instrument to assess participants satisfaction with the treatment they are receiving. It is a self-administered questionnaire that measures participants drug therapy satisfaction considering the last two or three weeks or since the last time the participant took the medication. It consists of 9 items distributed in 3 domains: effectiveness, convenience, and global satisfaction, with scores at each domain ranging from 0 to 100. with higher score indicating higher treatment satisfaction.

The GenPs-SFQ is a participant reported outcome measure to evaluate the impact of genital psoriasis symptoms on sexual frequency. It consists of 2 items that assess the impact of genital psoriasis symptoms on the frequency of sexual activity. Respondents were asked to answer the questions based on their psoriasis symptoms in the genital area. 2 Items assesses how often genital psoriasis symptoms limited the frequency of sexual activity with the following response options: 0 = never, 1 = rarely, 2 = sometimes, 3 = often, 4 = always.

The PGA is an instrument used in clinical trials to rate the severity of psoriasis. It is a 5-point scale measurement ranging from 0 to 4, where 0- clear, 1- almost clear, 2- mild, 3- moderate and 4- severe; based on degree of plaque thickening, scaling and erythema.

The WHO-5 consists of 5-items that measure current mental well-being. Each item is rated on 6-point Likert scale, ranging from 0 (at no the time) to 5 (all of the time). The total raw score, ranging from 0 to 25, is multiplied by 4 to give the final score, with 0 representing the worst imaginable well-being and 100 representing the best imaginable well-being