Randomized, Blinded, Sham-controlled Trial of Acupuncture for the Management of Joint Pain in Patients With Psoriasis
Randomized, Blinded, Sham-controlled Trial of Acupuncture for the Management of Joint Pain in Patients With Psoriasis
The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture is helpful for patients with
 joint pain associated with psoriasis
In this study, patients with psoriasis and joint pain will receive either real acupuncture or
 sham acupuncture to see if acupuncture can be an effective treatment of joint pain in
 patients with psoriasis.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  Plaque psoriasis

 -  Pain from at least two peripheral joints and/or inflammatory back pain

 -  No or stabile treatment of the psoriasis the last 3 months

 -  No or stabile pain treatment the last 3 months

 -  Oral and written information given

 -  Written consent signed

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Arthritis with Ultrasound verified intra articular fluid og clinical verified joint
 swelling

 -  Pregnancy og breastfeeding

 -  Previous treatments with acupuncture

 -  Treatment with anticoagulants (vitamin K-antagonists, low molecular weight heparin,
 unfractionated heparin, direct thrombin inhibitors, direct factor Xa inhibitors)

 -  Unwilling to follow protocol