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CompletedNCT03392311Updated Aug 24, 2023

Efficacy and Safety of AD-MSCs Plus Calpocitriol Ointment in Patients With Moderate to Severe Psoriasis

A Phase 1/2 interventional study of Calcipotriol ointment and adipose-derived multipotent mesenchymal stem cells in Mesenchymal Stromal Cells, Psoriasis and Drug Effect, sponsored by Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 65 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2023-08-24.

Sponsored by Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Phase 1/2, Interventional, and Treatment

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Phase
Phase 1/2
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
8
Allocation
Not applicable
Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
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Where this study stands

Counted across the records on this site · 2026-11-15

Among 206 studies in Psoriasis with a site in China — 56 open to participants now, 66 under way, 22 of them phase 3. Psoriasis · China.

Enrollment
175th of 182
8 · median 161
Started
2019
with 17 others
Phase 1/2
11 of 206
2 open now
Registered
32nd of 206
by date
Lead sponsor
7 of 206
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Among the 206 studies in Psoriasis with a site in China, this one is the 175th largest by enrollment of the 182 interventional ones that give a count, is one of 18 that started in 2019, is one of 11 in phase 1/2, and was the 32nd registered.

Psoriasis

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Open to participants now

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Who these studies take

Of the 173 Psoriasis studies recruiting now, 91 (53%) set no upper age limit and 66 (38%) stop at 75 or younger; 25 take children under 18; 40 take healthy volunteers.

This study: 18 Years to 65 Years · all sexes · no healthy volunteers.

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Study summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Adipose derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells (AD-MSCs) plus Calpocitriol Ointment with moderate to severe psoriasis. Any adverse events related to AD-MSCs infusion will be monitored.The primary outcome is the reduction rate of PASI(Psoriasis Area and Severity Index) and treatment response will be computed from PASI before and after treatment.

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Conditions studied

  • Mesenchymal Stromal Cells
  • Psoriasis
  • Drug Effect
  • Drug Toxicity
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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 65 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

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Inclusion criteria

  1. moderate to severe psoriasis vulgaris ( PASI > 10 or BSA >10%)
  2. 18 to 65 years old
  3. written/signed

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. guttate psoriasis, inverse psoriasis or exclusively associated with the face
  2. Acute progressive psoriasis, and erythroderma tendency
  3. current (or within 1 year) pregnancy or lactation
  4. current significant anxiety or depression with the Self-rating Anxiety Scale (SAS) > 50 or the Self-rating Depression Scale (SDS) > 53, or with other psychiatric disorders
  5. With history of primary cardiovascular, respiratory, digestive, urinary, endocrinologic and hematologic diseases, which can't be controlled through ordinary treatments. Those who with malignant diseases, infections, electrolyte imbalance, acid-base disturbance. Patients with clinical test results listed below: abnormal serum calcium level ( Ca2+ > 2.9 mmol/L or \< 2 mmol/L); or ALT 2 times more than normal upper limit; Creatinine and cystatin C more than normal upper limit; elevates 20g/L more than normal upper limit,or hemoglobin reduction to anemia; count less than 75.0*10\^9/L; White blood cell less than 3.0*10\^9/L; Or any other abnormal laboratory test results, assessed by investigators, that are not suitable for this clinical study
  6. Patients with malignant tumors, or when they were enrolled with abnormal tumor markers or with other organ dysfunction
  7. allergy to anything else ever before;
  8. current registration in other clinical trials or participation within a month;
  9. topical treatments (i.e. or retinoic acid or Vitamin D analogs ) within 2 weeks; systemic therapy or phototherapy (ultraviolet radiation B,UVB) and psoralen combined with ultraviolet A (PUVA) within 4 weeks; biological therapy within 12 weeks;
  10. medical conditions assessed by investigators, that are not suitable for this clinical study.
Terms in these criteria, in plain language(5)

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ALT and AST (liver enzymes)

Two enzymes measured in a routine blood test of the liver. Higher levels can mean the liver is under strain or damaged. SGPT and SGOT are older names for ALT and AST.

Criteria usually give a limit as a multiple of the upper limit of normal (ULN), often higher when cancer has spread to the liver.

Hemoglobin (Hb)

The protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen. A low level is anaemia, which can cause tiredness and breathlessness. Measured in g/dL or g/L (9 g/dL is 90 g/L).

Platelets

Blood cells that help blood clot. Too few raises the risk of bleeding and bruising. A usual adult range is about 150–400 × 10⁹/L (150,000–400,000 per µL); each lab has its own reference range.

Corticosteroids (steroids)

Anti-inflammatory medicines such as prednisone, prednisolone and dexamethasone — not the anabolic steroids used for muscle.

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Study design

Phase
Phase 1 / Phase 2
Primary purpose
Treatment
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
8 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    AD-MSCs plus Calcipotriol ointment group

    AD-MSCs(adipose-derived multipotent mesenchymal stem cells ) intravenous injection at a dose of 2 million cells/kg at week 0, week 2, week 4, week 6, week 8 with a duration for treatment for 12 weeks. The topical treatment in the study was calcipotriol ointment(Dovonex;LEO Laboratories Ltd, Ireland) twice daily for 12 weeks.

    Drug: Calcipotriol ointment · Biological: adipose-derived multipotent mesenchymal stem cells

Interventions

  • The topical treatment in the study was calcipotriol ointment(Dovonex;LEO Laboratories Ltd, Ireland) twice daily for 12 weeks.

  • Biologicaladipose-derived multipotent mesenchymal stem cells

    AD-MSCs(adipose-derived multipotent mesenchymal stem cells) were infused intravenously at a dose of 2 million cells/kg.

    Also known as: AD-MSCs

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Improvement rate of PASI(Psoriasis Area and Severity Index)

    The proportion of the improvement of PASI(Psoriasis Area and Severity Index) from baseline

    Time frame: 12 weeks (plus or minus 3 days) after treatment

Secondary outcomes

  1. PASI(Psoriasis Area and Severity Index)

    The improvement in PASI score from baseline after treatment

    Time frame: 12 weeks (plus or minus 3 days) after treatment

  2. Relapse rate in treatment period / follow-up period

    Relapse can be defined only for patients who achieve PASI50,and occurs when the improvement in the PASI score falls below 50% from the baseline PASI score.

    Time frame: During the treatment period of 12 weeks / follow-up period of 12 weeks after treatment period

  3. PASI-50

    The proportion of patients who achieve at least 50% improvement in PASI score from baseline

    Time frame: 12 weeks (plus or minus 3 days) after treatment

  4. PASI-75

    The proportion of patients who achieve at least 75% improvement in PASI score from baseline

    Time frame: 12 weeks (plus or minus 3 days) after treatment

  5. Pruritus Scores on the Visual Analogue Scale

    Pruritus was assessed using the Visual Analogue Scales; The Scale scores ranged from 0-10. The higer the scores were, the more itching the patient suffered.

    Time frame: 12 weeks (plus or minus 3 days) after treatment

  6. BSA

    the Body Surface Area

    Time frame: 12 weeks (plus or minus 3 days) after treatment

  7. DLQI(Dermatology Life Quality Index)

    the Dermatology Life Quality Index

    Time frame: 12 weeks (plus or minus 3 days) after treatment

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Study locations

1 site
  • Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
    Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Ran from Jul 2019 to primary completion in Oct 2019, 3 months.

Of 15 phase 1/2 interventional studies under Psoriasis, half reached primary completion within 9 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 3 and three quarters within 21. This study's 3 months is below that.

How these figures are worked out, and which studies are left out of them.

Registered
Jan 2, 2018
First posted
Jan 5, 2018
StartActual
Jul 23, 2019
Primary completionActual
Oct 23, 2019
CompletionActual
Mar 19, 2020
Last update
Aug 24, 2023
What these dates mean
Start.
When the first participant enrolled; while estimated, when the study expects to open to recruitment.
Primary completion.
When the last participant was examined or treated to collect data for the study's main question, its primary outcome. A study that stopped early gives the date its data collection stopped.
Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
Actual means the registry says the date has happened. Est. (estimated) is a date the sponsor plans or expects. It can still move, and the sponsor is expected to change it to actual once it has passed.
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Aug 24, 2023, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03392311
Lead sponsor
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Responsible party
Chuanjian Lu (Professor, Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine) — Principal investigator
First posted
Jan 5, 2018
Start date
Jul 23, 2019
Primary completion
Oct 23, 2019
Completion
Mar 19, 2020
Last update
Aug 24, 2023

Study contacts

Chuanjian Lu, PhD
principal investigator · Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
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