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The food supplement Endocalyx is considered to support the endothelial glycocalyx integrity by supplying sulfated polysaccharides, anti-oxidant enzymes and additional substrates for glycocalyx synthesis. The investigators will study the effect of Endocalyx on endothelial, vascular and left ventricular myocardial function in patients with psoriatic disease.
Sixty patients with psoriatic disease, who are referred to the outpatient psoriasis clinic of the Attikon University Hospital, will be randomized to receive food supplement Endocalyx (4 capsules per day) (n=30) or placebo (n=30) for 4 consecutive months.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Food supplement Endocalyx | Active Comparator | Thirty patients with psoriatic disease will randomized to receive 4 capsules a day of the food supplement Endocalyx for 4 months |
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| Placebo | Placebo Comparator | Thirty patients with psoriatic disease will randomized to receive 4 capsules a day of the placebo for 4 months |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Food supplement Endocalyx | Dietary Supplement | Patients with psoriatic disease will be randomized to receive food supplement Endocalyx for 4 months. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Endocalyx effects on endothelial glycocalyx thickness | Endocalyx effects on endothelial glycocalyx thickness as assessed by perfused boundary region (PBR, micrometers) of the sublingual arterial microvessels using Sidestream Dark Field (SDF) imaging. | four months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Endocalyx effects on arterial stiffness | Endocalyx effects on arterial stiffness as assessed by carotid to femoral pulse wave velocity (PWV, m/s) using tonometry. | four months |
| Endocalyx effects on coronary microcirculation |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Ignatios Ikonomidis, Professor | Contact | +302105832187 | ignoik@gmail.com | |
| George Pavlidis, PhD | Contact | +302105832187 | geo_pavlidis@yahoo.gr |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ignatios Ikonomidis, Professor | 2nd Cardiology Department, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Attikon University Hospital | Recruiting | Athens | Attica | 12462 | Greece |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 39125451 | Derived | Ikonomidis I, Katsanaki E, Thymis J, Pavlidis G, Lampadaki K, Katogiannis K, Vaiopoulos A, Lazarou V, Kostelli G, Michalopoulou E, Pililis S, Vlachomitros D, Theodoropoulos K, Vink H, Long R, Papadavid E, Lambadiari V. The Effect of 4-Month Treatment with Glycocalyx Dietary Supplement on Endothelial Glycocalyx Integrity and Vascular Function in Patients with Psoriasis. Nutrients. 2024 Aug 5;16(15):2572. doi: 10.3390/nu16152572. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D011565 | Psoriasis |
| ID | Term |
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| D017444 | Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous |
| D012871 | Skin Diseases |
| D017437 | Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases |
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Sixty patients with psoriatic disease will be randomized to receive food supplement Endocalyx (n=30) or placebo (n=30) for 4 consecutive months.
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| Placebo | Dietary Supplement | Patients with psoriatic disease will be randomized to receive placebo for 4 months. |
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Endocalyx effects on coronary function as assessed by measuring coronary flow reserve of left anterior descending artery. Coronary flow reserve is estimated by Doppler echocardiography as the ratio of coronary flow velocity after bolus intravenous adenosine infusion to coronary flow velocity at rest.
| four months |
| Endocalyx effects on left ventricular myocardial function | Endocalyx effects on left ventricular function as assessed by global longitudinal strain using speckle-tracking echocardiography. | four months |