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NCT Number: NCT06357221

A 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.

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Key information

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 4

Primary location

Southeast Dermatology Specialists, LLC, Columbus, Georgia, United States

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About this study

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.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Adult subjects aged 18 years and above
  • Females or males
  • Any Fitzpatrick skin types I-VI, with effort to include n = 2 for each category
  • 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.
  • Any ethnicities, with effort to include minimum 10% (n = 4) of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin
  • Having active target lesion plaques, with minimum area of 2 cm x 2 cm
  • Having mild-to-severe plaque psoriasis with at least 3% Body Surface Area (BSA) and cumulative Target Lesion Severity Score (TLSS) ≥ 6.
  • Currently on or starting a plaque psoriasis prescription treatment such as biologics, oral or topical therapy for psoriasis, or UV therapy.
  • Subject in general good health
  • Subject willing to stop using current topical skincare products during the duration of the study.
  • Subject willing to replace current skincare products with study products for the duration of the study.
  • 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.)
  • Ability of giving consent for participation in the study
  • Willing to sign a photography release, with minimum 80% of total study panel
  • 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

  • Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning pregnancy during the course of the study.
  • Subjects with any known allergies or hypersensitivity to any cosmetics, personal care products, and/or fragrances.
  • History of cancer within the past 5 years
  • 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.
  • Planning on having surgeries and/or invasive medical procedures during the course of the study
  • 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)
  • 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).
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.

Treatment and study plan

Cetaphil

Drug

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

Primary outcomes

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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).

  5. 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).

  6. 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.

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

  10. 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.

  11. 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.

Secondary outcomes

  1. 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.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Galderma R&D

Industry

Registry information

Official study title

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

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Apr 10, 2024
Registry last updated
Jun 9, 2026

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