Psoriasis Microbiome and Phototherapy
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Official title
The Cutaneous Microbiota of Psoriasis: Lesional Variation and a Phase IV, Interventional Study of Its Response to Phototherapy
Brief summary
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The ASPIRE study is a clinical trial designed to examine the microbes (e.g., bacteria) within psoriasis skin lesions compared with normal skin. The investigators will also examine the effect of NB-UVB (narrow-band ultraviolet B) phototherapy (i.e., light therapy) on skin microbes.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT02552316
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 34 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Dec 2014 (Actual)
- Primary completion
- Oct 2019 (Actual)
- Completion
- Oct 2020 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Dec 2, 2020
2014 – 2020
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
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- Last update posted Dec 2, 2020 · Synced Oct 20, 2026
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