Not enough study participants, difficulties in recruitment

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