Trials / Completed

CompletedNCT00006275

Study of Topical Calcitriol in Children With Psoriasis

Status: Completed
Phase: N/A
Study type: Interventional
Enrollment: 20 (planned)

Sponsor: National Center for Research Resources (NCRR) · NIH
Sex: All
Age: 4 Years – 18 Years
Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the therapeutic efficacy and safety of topical calcitriol in children with psoriasis.

Detailed description

PROTOCOL OUTLINE: Patients apply topical calcitriol in petrolatum on a psoriatic lesion daily. Patients also apply petrolatum without calcitriol to another psoriatic lesion daily. Patients have both lesions photographed prior to therapy, monthly during therapy, and at the completion of therapy. Lesions are assessed weekly for 1 month and then every 2 weeks while on study. Blood samples are collected every 1 to 2 months and urine samples are collected every 2 weeks while on study.

Conditions

Psoriasis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	calcitriol

Timeline

Start date: 2000-07-01
Completion: 2000-07-01
First posted: 2000-09-12
Last updated: 2005-06-24

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT00006275. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.