Treatment of Psoriasis Using Acitretin in HIV-Positive Patients - Tabular View

Tracking Information
First Received Date ^ICMJE	November 2, 1999
Last Updated Date	June 23, 2005
Start Date ^ICMJE
Primary Completion Date
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Descriptive Information
Brief Title ^ICMJE	Treatment of Psoriasis Using Acitretin in HIV-Positive Patients
Official Title ^ICMJE	Treatment of Psoriasis Using Acitretin in HIV-Positive Patients
Brief Summary	To determine the efficacy of acitretin in the treatment of psoriasis in HIV/AIDS patients. Etretinate, a retinoid, has proven successful in the treatment of HIV-infected patients with psoriasis, but it has an elimination half-life of 100 days. Acitretin, a metabolite of etretinate, has a much shorter half-life of 2 to 3 days. Acitretin has proven effective in treating psoriasis in patients without HIV infection by reducing skin involvement and clearing of the condition, but it has not been thoroughly evaluated in HIV-infected patients.
Detailed Description	Etretinate, a retinoid, has proven successful in the treatment of HIV-infected patients with psoriasis, but it has an elimination half-life of 100 days. Acitretin, a metabolite of etretinate, has a much shorter half-life of 2 to 3 days. Acitretin has proven effective in treating psoriasis in patients without HIV infection by reducing skin involvement and clearing of the condition, but it has not been thoroughly evaluated in HIV-infected patients. Patients receive acitretin daily, with dose increases every 4 weeks based on quantitative assessment of the skin using the Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI). Treatment continues for a total of 20 weeks. Patients are followed every 2 weeks.
Study Phase	Phase III
Study Type ^ICMJE	Interventional
Study Design ^ICMJE	Treatment, Placebo Control, Efficacy Study
Condition ^ICMJE	HIV Infections Psoriasis
Intervention ^ICMJE	Drug: Acitretin
Study Arms / Comparison Groups
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Recruitment Information
Recruitment Status ^ICMJE	Completed
Enrollment ^ICMJE	30
Completion Date
Primary Completion Date
Eligibility Criteria ^ICMJE	Inclusion Criteria Concurrent Medication: Allowed: Any nondermatologic medication. Patients must have: HIV infection. Psoriasis involving at least 10 percent of body surface.
Gender	Both
Ages	18 Years to 55 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers	No
Contacts ^ICMJE	Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects
Location Countries ^ICMJE	United States

Administrative Information
NCT ID ^ICMJE	NCT00002143
Responsible Party
Study ID Numbers ^ICMJE	239A, 65-93(2)
Study Sponsor ^ICMJE	Hoffmann-La Roche
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Investigators ^ICMJE
Information Provided By	NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
Verification Date	April 1999
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