Clinical trial which compares 2 treatment methods (1) Acupunture with a Chinese Herbal Cream and (2) Acupuncture with the standard treatment "calcipotriol" for patients with plaque psoriasis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
28
Bai-Hui (GV20), Fei-Shu (BL13), Ge-Shu (BL-17), Qu-Chi (LI11), Zu-San-Li (ST36), He-Gu (LI4), Tai-Chong (LR3), San-Yin-Jiao (SP6), Wei-Zhong (BL40)
Calcipotriol 0.005% ointment
Main API : Sophora flavescens Ait. (Ku-Shen), Cnidium monnieri (L.) Cuss. (She-Chuang-Zi), Prunus mume (Sieb.) Sieb.et Zucc. (Wu-Mei), Dictamnus dasycarpus Turcz. (Bai-Xian-Pi), Rheum palmatum L. (Da-Huang)
Mae Fah Luang University
Muang, Chiangrai, Thailand
RECRUITINGPsoriasis Area and Severity Index, PASI score
Time frame: 8 weeks
Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)
Time frame: 8 weeks
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