Azelaic acid vs benzoyl peroxide: Participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Good or very good improvement (long term: treatment duration > 8 weeks)
- Population
- participants with acne
- Intervention
- Azelaic acid
- Comparison
- benzoyl peroxide
- Outcome
- Participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Good or very good improvement (long term: treatment duration > 8 weeks)
Azelaic acid probably leads to lower participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Good or… compared with benzoyl peroxide (moderate certainty).
What each review found
Current versions only| Finding | Effect | Studies | GRADE certainty |
|---|---|---|---|
Azelaic acid vs benzoyl peroxide Participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Good or very good improvement (long term: treatment duration > 8 weeks) · participants with acne Azelaic acid probably leads to lower participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Good or… compared with benzoyl peroxide (moderate certainty). Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) for acne (2020) · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | RR 0.82 [0.72, 0.95] | 1 study · 351 participants | Moderate |
Findings are shown side by side, never pooled across reviews.
The reviews
| Review | Searched up to | Included studies | AMSTAR 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topical azelaic acid, salicylic acid, nicotinamide, sulphur, zinc and fruit acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) for acne 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only | Not reported | Not extracted | Not assessed |
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