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The following citations provide a list of scientific studies and papers on psoriasis treatment, UVB phototherapy in general, and home-phototherapy. Of particular interest is the recently published PLUTO study1. This study concluded:

“Ultraviolet B phototherapy administered at home is equally safe and equally effective, both clinically and for quality of life, as ultraviolet B phototherapy administered in an outpatient setting. Furthermore, ultraviolet B phototherapy at home resulted in a lower burden of treatment and led to greater patients’ satisfaction.”

For a copy of the landmark PLUTO study describing the comparative effectiveness of in-home phototherapy for psoriasis treatment Click Here.
 

1. Koek MB, Buskens E, van Weelden H, Steegmans PH, Bruijnzeel-Koomen CA, Sigurdsson Home versus outpatient ultraviolet B phototherapy for mild to severe psoriasis: pragmatic multicentre randomised controlled non-inferiority trial (PLUTO study). V. BMJ. 2009 May 7; 338:b1542. doi: 10.1136/bmj.b1542. PMID: 19423623
 
2. Koek MB, Buskens E, Steegmans PH, van Weelden H, Bruijnzeel-Koomen CA, Sigurdsson UVB phototherapy in an outpatient setting or at home: a pragmatic randomised single-blind trial designed to settle the discussion. The PLUTO study. V. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2006 Aug 1; 6:39. PMID: 16882343
 
3. Stern RS, Nijsten T, Feldman SR, Margolis DJ, Rolstad T. Psoriasis is common, carries a substantial burden even when not extensive, and is associated with widespread treatment dissatisfaction. J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc. 2004 Mar; 9(2):136-9. PMID: 15083780
 
4. Horn EJ, Fox KM, Patel V, Chiou CF, Dann F, Lebwohl M. Are patients with psoriasis undertreated? Results of National Psoriasis Foundation survey. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2007 Dec; 57(6):957-62. Epub 2007 Aug 13. PMID: 17706322
 
5. Information and facts about psoriasis, National Psoriasis Foundation. World wide web site address: http:/www.psoriasis.org
 
6. Patel V, Horn EJ, Lobosco SJ, Fox KM, Stevens SR, Lebwohl M. Psoriasis treatment patterns: results of a cross-sectional survey of dermatologists. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Jun; 58(6):964-9. Epub 2008 Apr 18. PMID: 18378352
 
7. Parrish JA, Jaenicke KF. Action spectrum for phototherapy of psoriasis. J Invest Dermatol. 1981 May; 76(5):359-62. PMID: 7229428
 
8. Taneja A, Racette A, Gourgouliatos Z, and Taylor CR. Broad-band UVB fiber-optic comb for the treatment of scalp psoriasis: a pilot study. Int J Dermatol. 2004 Jun; 43(6):462-7. PMID: 15186234
 
9. G. Rubinstein, Z.F. Gourgouliatos, “Successful Treatment of Psoriatic Plaques, Including Psoriatic Scalp Lesions, with Wavelength Optimized UV-B from a Short Arc Light Source,” Accepted for Poster Presentation at the American Academy of Dermatology 65th Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2007 ~ Washington, DC.
 
10. Moderate to Severe Psoriasis," 3rd edition, By John Y.M. Koo, Chai Sue Lee, page 29
 
11. Fowler JF, Duh MS, Rovba L, Buteau S, Pinheiro L, Lobo F, Sung J, Doyle JJ, Swensen A, Mallett DA, Kosicki G. The impact of psoriasis on health care costs and patient work loss. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2008 Nov; 59(5):772-80. PMID: 19119095
 
12. Feldman SR, Garton R, Averett W, Balkrishnan R, Vallee J. Strategy to manage the treatment of severe psoriasis: considerations of efficacy, safety and cost. Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2003 Sep; 4(9):1525-33. Review. Erratum in: Expert Opin Pharmacother. 2003 Oct; 4(10):1887. PMID: 12943482
 
13. Yelverton CB, Kulkarni AS, Balkrishnan R, Feldman SR. Home ultraviolet B phototherapy: a cost-effective option for severe psoriasis. Manag Care Interface. 2006 Jan; 19(1):33-6, 39. PMID: 16453993
 
14. Chan CS, Van Voorhees AS, Lebwohl MG, Korman NJ, Young M, Bebo BF Jr, Kalb RE, Hsu S. Treatment of severe scalp psoriasis: from the Medical Board of the National Psoriasis Foundation. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009 Jun; 60(6):962-71. Epub 2009 Apr 17. PMID: 19375191
 
15. Patel RV, Clark LN, Lebwohl M, Weinberg JM. Treatments for psoriasis and the risk of malignancy. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2009 Jun; 60(6):1001-17. Epub 2009 Apr 2. Review. PMID: 19344980
 
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