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CTRI Number  CTRI/2024/08/072562 [Registered on: 16/08/2024] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 11/08/2024
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Other 
Public Title of Study   To compare which drug works better in treatment of plaque psoriasis between 2 percent crisaborole cream vs 0.1 percent betamethasone valereate ointment. 
Scientific Title of Study   A comparative study on the efficacy of topical 2 percent CRISABOROLE Cream vs 0.1 percent BETAMETHASONE VALEREATE Ointment in the treatment of Plaque Psoriasis-A Non Blinded Randomised Control Study. 
Trial Acronym  NIL 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Guruprakash A V  
Designation  Post graduate 
Affiliation  Government Stanley Medical College and Hospitak 
Address  Department of Dermatology Venereology Leprosy Government stanley medical college and hospital No.1 old jail road, George town Chennai-600001

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600001
India 
Phone  7373696877  
Fax    
Email  guruprakash156@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Anandan V  
Designation  Head of the Department 
Affiliation  Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Department of Dermatology Venereology Leprosy Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital No.1 old jail road, George town Chennai-600001

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600001
India 
Phone  9841043213  
Fax    
Email  dermanandan@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Guruprakash A V  
Designation  Post Graduate 
Affiliation  Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital 
Address  Department of Dermatology Venereology Leprosy Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital No.1 old jail road, George town Chennai-600001

Chennai
TAMIL NADU
600001
India 
Phone  7373696877  
Fax    
Email  guruprakash156@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Department of Dermatology Venereology Leprosy Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital No.1 old jail road, George town Chennai-600001  
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  GURUPRAKASH A V  
Address  DEPARTMENT OF DERMATOLOGY VENEREOLOGY AND LEPROSY, GOVERNMENT STANLEY MEDICAL COLLEGE, No.1. OLD JAIL ROAD,GEORGE TOWN,CHENNAI-600001 
Type of Sponsor  Other [SELF] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Guruprakash A V   Government Stanley Medical College and Hospital  Department of Dermatology Venereology and Leprology, OP no-81, First floor SSB(H) Block
Chennai
TAMIL NADU 
7373696877

guruprakash156@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
GOVERNMENT STANLEY MEDICAL COLLEGE AND HOSPITAL,CHENNAI-01 INSTITUTIONAL ETHICS COMMITTEE  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: L400||Psoriasis vulgaris,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  0.1 percent Betamethasone valereate Ointment  0.1 percent Betamethasone Valereate ointment is applied over the lesion twice daily for 4 weeks and once daily for next 4 weeks.  
Intervention  2 Percent Crisaborole Cream   2 Percent Crisaborole Cream is applied over the lesion twice daily for 4 weeks ,once daily for next 4 weeks 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  12.00 Year(s)
Age To  70.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  1.Patient clinically diagnosed as Psoriasis vulgaris with less than 10 percent Body Surface Area involvement.
2.Age above 12 years
3. Patient willing for consent , study and follow up.
4. Patient willing to take clinical photos.
5. Patient not on any other treatment with topical and systemic drugs for Psoriasis for at least past 1 month.
 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  1.Patients below 12 years.
2.Patients with Psoriasis involving more than 10 percent Body Surface Area.
3.Patients with Severe Psoriasis Vulgaris and Erythrodermic Psoriasis, Pustular Psoriasis, Guttate Psoriasis, Nail Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis.
4.Patients who are on treatment with topical or systemic drugs specific to Psoriasis within past 1 month.
5.Patients with active infection at the study site.
6.Patient not willing for regular follow-up or to take clinical pictures.
7.Lactating or Pregnant women.
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Coin toss, Lottery, toss of dice, shuffling cards etc 
Method of Concealment   Alternation 
Blinding/Masking   Open Label 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 

Resolution of psoriatic plaque assessed by PASI score
 
Every week 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Remission of the Psoriatic Plaque  12 WEEKS 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="70"
Sample Size from India="70" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 3 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   30/08/2024 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary  

It is a Non-Blinded Randomised Control Study. Selected patients who fulfil the inclusion criteria will be included in the study. After clinical diagnosis of Psoriasis Vulgaris patients will be randomized into two groups A and B

.Patients in group A will receive topical 2 percent Crisaborole cream twice daily for 4 weeks and tapered to once daily for next 2 weeks and once daily on alternative days for next 2 weeks. After stopping treatment on week 8 , patient will be followed up on 10th and 12th week to look  for recurrence and adverse events if any.

Patients in group B will receive topical 0.1 percent Betamethasone Valereate ointment twice daily for 4 weeks and tapered to once daily for next 2 weeks and once daily on alternative days for next 2 weeks. After stopping treatment on week 8, patient will be followed up on 10th and 12th week to look for recurrence and adverse events if any.

 
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