A Real-World, Non-interventional Indian Study Evaluating Intensive Plant-Based Butter Moisturizing Cream in Psoriasis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Psoriasis is estimated to affect 0.44-2.8% of the Indian population. Moisturizers are a key adjuvant psoriasis treatment strategy, but data regarding their effectiveness, safety and compliance pattern in an Indian context are lacking. Hence, this real-world study on an intensive plant-based butter moisturizing cream (Venusia ^® Max) was conducted among Indian patients with psoriasis.

Methods

This was an observational, patient-reported outcomes (PRO) study in patients with psoriasis aged 18-75 years who were prescribed the cream in routine clinical practice, as per clinician's discretion, over 4 weeks. The primary outcome measure was improvement from baseline in quality of life assessed using the Dermatology Quality of Life Index (DLQI) at 4 weeks of th

SUBMITTER: Jerajani HR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6704203 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature