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Study aim
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Comparison of the therapeutic effect of warm acupuncture, massage, and auriculotherapy with and without light therapy with narrow band ultraviolet (NB-UVB) in patients with psoriasis
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Design
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The trial has two groups of 5 people, including the first group (control group), treatment without light therapy, treatment with warm acupuncture, massage and auriculotherapy, and the second group, in addition to light therapy, treatment with warm acupuncture, massage and auriculotherapy, and statistical methods used to compare groups in terms of primary and secondary outcomes, the methods used in additional analyses, such as subgroup analyzes and adjusted analyses) and PASI of lesions based on redness, thickness and evaluates the scaling of the target plaques (each graded on a scale of 0-4) with the surface of the area of engagement
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Settings and conduct
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The study is conducted at the Molecular Dermatology Research Center affiliated to Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Shiraz Faqihi Hospital Dermatology Clinic, and it is a pilot study in the form of a randomized clinical trial that is conducted using the permutation table method.
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Participants/Inclusion and exclusion criteria
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Patients, regardless of ethnicity and disease duration, at least 18 years old and without serious systemic disease, will participate in this study after a doctor's visit, eligibility and signed consent form. Pregnant and lactating mothers and special patients will not participate in this study.
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Intervention groups
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Treatment with hot acupuncture, massage and auriculotherapy with and without light therapy
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Main outcome variables
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The healing rate of psoriasis patients with PASI index