Efficacy Study of Dietary Intervention and Weight Loss in Improving Psoriasis

Multicenter Randomized Clinical Study Evaluating the Efficacy of Dietary Intervention and Weight Loss in Improving Psoriasis

This is a multicenter randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating the impact of a structured non pharmacological intervention consisting in intensive weight reduction (qualitative and quantitative changes in diet associated with physical exercise) compared to an intervention based on a simple informative counseling about the utility of weight loss for clinical control of psoriatic disease.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of chronic plaque psoriasis
• BMI > 25 Kg/m²
• Patients under systemic treatments for psoriasis or candidates for such treatments

Exclusion Criteria:

• Diagnosis of other type of psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis
• Patients under local treatments or candidates for such treatments
• Patients expected to have poor compliance at follow-up evaluation