Psoriasis treatment gets personal: study aims to end Trial-and-Error
NCT ID NCT05270733
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks for gene markers that could predict how well a person with psoriasis will respond to certain FDA-approved drugs. About 56 participants will try two different psoriasis medications for 8 weeks each, while researchers take blood and skin samples. The goal is to make treatment more personalized and reduce the guesswork in finding the right drug.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 56 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 89 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed with plaque-type psoriasis defined by either: * A board-certified dermatologist, OR * Dermatology Nurse Practitioner, OR * Skin punch biopsy * Insurance that includes an anti-p40 biologic (ustekinumab/.Stelara) and at least one anti-p19 biologic (guselkumab/Tremfya or risankizumab/Skyrizi) * Must be naive to ustekinumab, guselkumab, and risankizumab. * Involvement of body surface area (BSA) of at least 10% at screening and baseline visit. * Able to give informed consent under IRB approval procedures Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant, breastfeeding, or planning to get pregnant 8 weeks before, during, and 8 weeks after the study. * Inability to provide informed consent * Inability to secure ustekinumab and either gusekumab or risankizumab for use while on trial * Use of tanning booths for at least 4 weeks prior to baseline visit * Current or recent use of topical steroid, tar, phototherapy, Vitamin D, or retinoid therapy to target lesions for at least 2 weeks prior to baseline visit and for duration of trial * Current or recent use of systemic or biologic therapy for at least 8 weeks prior to baseline visit * Patients with psoriatic arthritis or other rheumatologic diseases (e.g., Crohn's disease).
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
RECRUITINGCleveland, Ohio, 44106, United States
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