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PATIENT RESOURCES

Support Group Information
Clinical Trials
Psoriasis Education Links
Psoriasis Database Study



Support Group Information

The HOPE (Hold On Pray Everyday) Psoriasis Support group was founded by Glennis Smitherman, an individual afflicted with psoriasis, to provide emotional support, awareness and education to people in the Cleveland area.

The HOPE Psoriasis Meetings will be held every first Thursday of the month starting with Thursday January 4th 2007.

Where: St Agnes Our Lady of Fatima
6800 Lexington Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio 44103

When: 6:30 until 8:00

For more information about the group contact:
Glennis Smitherman
Support Group Leader
216.791.0509 or 216.571.3252
cleveland@support.psoriasis.org

Click here for directions and additional information.

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Clinical Trials

Clinical studies are ongoing to evaluate the efficacy of new therapeutic agents for variety of indications. Our Clinical Trials Unit (CTU) at University Hospitals Case Medical Center provides patients with the opportunity to participate in studies of the newest medications that are being evaluated as potential therapies.

The staff are experienced in topical, systemic and novel biologic therapeutics, coordinating trials across multiple locations. The CTU maintains a professional infrastructure for testing new agents and protocols for patients with skin diseases, and provides a resource for industry and government for skilled assessment of skin disease. We have cultivated a very large pool of patients, both from within the institution and from a large referral base, who are regularly recruited into clinical trials, effecting rapid enrollment. The CTU is actively involved in study design, all phases of clinical testing, and the FDA approval process of investigational new drugs.

Click here for all of the clinical trials the Murdough Family Center for Psoriasis is currently participating in.

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Psoriasis Education Links

National Psoriasis Foundation
Non-profit organization dedicated to educating, serving and empowering people with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis.

National Institutes of Health (NIH)
The primary Federal agency for conducting and supporting medical research.

Medline Plus
Service provided by the National Library of Medicine, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other government agencies and health-related organizations.


 


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