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Pulsed high‐intensity laser vs Placebo (sham) laser therapy: Change in burn‐related pruritus (VAS) (

Pulsed high‐intensity laser showed no clear difference in change in burn‐related pruritus Itch Severity Scale (ISS) ( compared with placebo laser (moderate certainty).

What each review found

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Pulsed high‐intensity laser vs placebo laser
Change in burn‐related pruritus Itch Severity Scale (ISS) ( · people with postburn pruritus
Pulsed high‐intensity laser showed no clear difference in change in burn‐related pruritus Itch Severity Scale (ISS) ( compared with placebo laser (moderate certainty).
Interventions for postburn pruritus (2024) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
no estimate extracted1 study · 49 participantsModerate

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The reviews

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Interventions for postburn pruritus
2024 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
Not reportedlist not extracted yetNot assessed

Studies behind the findings

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