Active clinical trials for "Psoriasis"

Oral therapies for psoriasis, including methotrexate and acitretin, are often less effective when used as monotherapy (without other oral medicines or creams) than are newer biologic injected drugs. However, these oral medications are also less expensive than biologic agents and may be safer for use in some patients. The purpose of this study is to determine if adding a topical psoriasis medicine, calcipotriene/betamethasone topical suspension (Taclonex topical suspension), will improve the severity of psoriasis in patients already on methotrexate or acitretin and to determine if adding this topical suspension will reduce the desire of such patients to switch to a biologic agent to treat their psoriasis.

Background: Inflammatory pustular skin diseases are a type of autoinflammatory disease in which the immune system attacks the bodys tissues. These diseases cause painful and itchy skin rashes, eye and mouth irritation, joint pain and fever. Several drugs for treating these diseases suppress the immune system. However, they can cause severe side effects when taken over a long period of time. Interleukin 1 (IL-1) is a small protein that may be important in causing the inflammation seen in pustular skin disease. Anakinra is a drug that works by blocking IL-1. It has been effective in treating some inflammatory conditions such as rheumatoid arthritis. However, anakinra has not been studied for use in patients with pustular skin disease. Researchers want to see whether anakinra will be effective in treating pustular skin disease. Objectives: - To see if anakinra can be used to treat inflammatory pustular skin disease. Eligibility: - Individuals at least 18 years of age who have inflammatory pustular skin disease. Design: Participants will be screened with a physical exam and medical history. Their disease will be evaluated with blood tests, urine tests and imaging studies. Skin biopsies may also be collected. Participants will have an initial visit to receive the first dose of anakinra. They will be shown how to give themselves daily injections of anakinra. Participants will take anakinra for up to 12 weeks as long as there are no severe side effects. During this time, they will keep a study diary to record the severity of any rashes, pustules, itching, fevers, and skin or joint pain. They will bring this diary to their study visits. Participants will have study visits at weeks 4, 8 and 12. Treatment will be monitored at these visits with blood tests, urine tests and physical exams. Depending on the effects of the treatment, participants may have the dose of anakinra increased or decreased. Participants will have a final study visit 4 weeks after they stop taking anakinra.

The main objective of this study is to compare the effects of CP-690,550 with the effects of placebo in patients being treated for moderate to severe chronic plaque psoriasis. This one-year study will also evaluate the safety and tolerability of CP-690,550 versus placebo.

To estimate the difference in effectiveness between treatment with etanercept 50 mg twice weekly (BIW) and treatment with etanercept 50 mg once weekly (QW) plus an as needed (PRN) topical agent for 12 weeks in adults with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.

Immunotherapy was reported in the treatment of psoriasis. Treatment of resistant psoriasis may be difficult and cyclosporine can induce some remission. The investigators hypothesized that the combined use of live attenuated varicella vaccine as an adjuvant therapy to low dose cyclosporine in the treatment of severe resistant psoriasis can give positive responses.

The aim of the study is to intra-individually compare the dose-related efficacy of LAS41004 in a Psoriasis Plaque Test (PPT)

The aim of the exploratory study is to compare the dose-related efficacy of LAS41004 in a Psoriasis Plaque Test (PPT).

This is a multicenter, Phase 1, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial in subjects with moderate to severe psoriasis to assess the safety, tolerability, immunogenicity, pharmacokinetics (PK), pharmacodynamics (PD) and efficacy of multiple subcutaneous ascending doses of MSB0010841 (Anti-interleukin-17A/F [Anti-IL-17A/F] Nanobody).

The objective of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a topical lotion

The purpose of this study is to determine whether DRM02 is safe and effective in the treatment of plaque psoriasis when applied twice daily for 6 weeks.