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  • Integrative Medicine

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  • Psoriasis management faces ongoing challenges despite treatment advancements.
  • Patient interest in complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) is rising due to a desire for natural, holistic approaches and dissatisfaction with conventional therapies.
  • A significant percentage of psoriasis patients utilize CAM, yet literature supporting these therapies remains limited.

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  • To systematically review recent literature on the most studied CAM therapies for psoriasis.
  • To discuss the effectiveness of these alternative therapies to guide clinicians in advising patients.
  • To update evidence since the last systematic review in 2018.

Main Methods:

  • A literature search was conducted across PubMed, EMBASE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Clinicaltrials.gov.
  • Included randomized controlled trials (RCTs) on complementary and alternative therapies for psoriasis published from March 2018 to April 2024.
  • Twelve studies met the inclusion criteria for this review.

Main Results:

  • Preliminary results indicate positive clinical effects for several CAM therapies.
  • Investigated therapies include curcumin, dietary modifications, indigo naturalis, meditation, acupuncture, and balneotherapy.
  • Evidence suggests potential benefits, but further investigation is warranted.

Conclusions:

  • CAM therapies show potential for managing psoriasis.
  • Additional well-designed randomized trials are necessary to confirm efficacy and establish safety profiles.
  • Clinicians require updated evidence to effectively guide patients on CAM use.