title: Complementary and alternative medicine for psoriasis: a qualitative review of the clinical trial literature.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Patients with psoriasis often inquire about complementary and alternative medicine in an effort to do everything possible to control the disease.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  We sought to review the clinical trial literature regarding complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of psoriasis.
  
  
  METHODS
  We conducted qualitative systematic review of randomized, clinical trials.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Although many randomized controlled trials were found, both the results and the quality of the studies varied.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The main limitations were the relatively low quality of studies (as assessed by Jadad scores), lack of inclusion of unpublished studies, and the fact that only one author determined inclusion of studies and assignment of Jadad scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  There is a large body of literature in regard to complementary and alternative medicine for the treatment of psoriasis. More work is necessary before these modalities should be recommended to our patients.
authors: Department of Dermatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York, USA. nanasmithmd@gmail.com
authors: Nana
authors: N
authors: Smith
authors: Alex
authors: A
authors: Weymann
authors: Francisco A
authors: FA
authors: Tausk
authors: Joel M
authors: JM
authors: Gelfand
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies; D006801:Humans; D011565:Psoriasis / Q000628:therapy*; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic