Topical treatments for chronic plaque psoriasis
This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows: To evaluate the relative benefits and harms of topical pharmacological treatments in plaque psoriasis in adults and children, and rank their effectiveness and safety through a network meta-analysis.
Authors
- Christian Boisvert-Huneault (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2111-2517)
- Robert J. Boyle (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4913-7580)
- James Mason (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9210-4082)
- Aaron M. Drucker (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7388-9475)
- Iryna Savinova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0413-3033)
- Fatma Salmi
- Darshana Seeburruth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3155-6263)
- Christine Fahim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6809-7027)
- É. Sbidian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1267-5270)
- Robin Guelimi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4044-0727)
- Sivem Afach (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2791-223X)
- Kimberly Seguin
- Nawar Tarafdar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9968-9367)
- Julia Steriopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2463-4895)
- Areti Angeliki Veroniki
- L. Le Cleach
- Colin Sidre
- Daniel Berens
- Mina Tadrous
- Derek K Chu
- Cochrane Skin
- E. Dimitra Bednar
Institutions
- Western University (CA)
- Inserm (FR)
- Toronto Public Health (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Université Paris-Est Créteil (FR)
- Université Paris Cité (FR)
- Brown University (US)
- Women's College Hospital (CA)
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Henri-Mondor (FR)
- Public Health England (GB)
- University of Warwick (GB)
- Ontario Drug Policy Research Network (CA)
- Public Health Ontario (CA)
- Bibliothèque Interuniversitaire de Santé (FR)
- Institut Mondor de Recherche Biomédicale (FR)
- McMaster University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
- Published
- 2026-03-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.cd016336
- Primary Topic
- Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Eczema Association
- Canadian Dermatology Foundation
- National Institutes of Health