Effectiveness of a Digital Health Application for Psoriasis

NCT ID: NCT06027034

Last Updated: 2025-08-22

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

348 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-09-04

Study Completion Date

2026-12-31

Brief Summary

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This clinical trial with 348 patients with psoriasis aims to investigate the effectiveness of a self-guided online program for patients with psoriasis.

Patients will be randomized and allocated in a 1:1 ratio to either an intervention group, in which they will receive 12-month-access to an online program for psoriasis in addition to treatment as usual (TAU, n = 174), or to a control group, in which they will receive only TAU (n = 174). TAU is defined as any therapy prescribed or recommended by the GP or specialists (e.g. dermatologist, psychiatrist), which may include topical therapy, phototherapy, pharmacotherapy, psychosocial therapy, etc.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Psoriasis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Online program for psoriasis (GAIA-PSO-01) + TAU

Participants allocated to the intervention group will receive access to an online program for psoriasis (GAIA-PSO-01) in addition to treatment as usual (TAU).

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Online program for psoriasis (GAIA-PSO-01)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The program to-be-tested (GAIA-PSO-01) is an interactive online program for independent use by users with psoriasis. It focuses on recognized treatment elements of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and behavior change techniques.

TAU

Participants allocated to the control group will receive access to treatment as usual (TAU).

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Online program for psoriasis (GAIA-PSO-01)

The program to-be-tested (GAIA-PSO-01) is an interactive online program for independent use by users with psoriasis. It focuses on recognized treatment elements of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and behavior change techniques.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age ≥ 18 years
* Presence of psoriasis vulgaris or psoriatic arthritis
* Submission of a specialist medical certificate attesting to the presence of at least one of the following ICD-10-GM diagnoses: Psoriasis vulgaris (L 40.0, L 40.7), Psoriatic arthritis (L40.5, M07.x)
* Impaired health-related quality of life (DLQI \> 10)
* Consent to participate
* Sufficient understanding of the German language

Exclusion Criteria

* Presence of another subtype of psoriasis (pustular psoriasis, guttate psoriasis, inverse psoriasis, erythrodermic psoriasis, or drug-induced psoriasis) or psoriatic arthritis without skin involvement
* Presence of malignancies
* Presence of other chronic diseases with strong negative influence on quality of life
* Currently undergoing psychiatric treatment / current presence of a severe psychiatric diagnosis
* Insufficient language and/or IT skills
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Giessen

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Gaia AG

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Uwe Gieler, Prof. Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Giessen

Locations

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GAIA AG

Hamburg, City state of Hamburg, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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Psoriasis RCT 2023

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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