What do systematic reviews say?

NB‐UVB vs oral PUVA

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

NB‐UVB vs topical PUVA

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

NB‐UVB vs topical PUVA

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

NB‐UVB vs topical PUVA

NB‐UVB showed no clear difference in clearance rate compared with topical PUVA (low certainty).

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.09 [0.01, 1.56]
  1 study · 50 participants
  Low

NB‐UVB vs selective BB‐UVB

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

NB‐UVB vs selective BB‐UVB

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

NB‐UVB vs selective BB‐UVB

NB‐UVB showed no clear difference in withdrawal due to side‐effects compared with selective BB‐UVB (low certainty).

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 3 [0.32, 27.87]
  1 study · 100 participants
  Low

NB‐UVB vs oral PUVA

NB‐UVB showed no clear difference in percentage of participants reaching PASI 75 compared with oral PUVA (low certainty).

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.91 [0.63, 1.32]
  1 study · 51 participants
  Low

NB‐UVB vs selective BB‐UVB

NB‐UVB showed no clear difference in clearance rate compared with selective BB‐UVB (low certainty).

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.4 [0.92, 2.13]
  1 study · 100 participants
  Low

NB‐UVB vs oral PUVA

NB‐UVB showed no clear difference in withdrawal due to side‐effects compared with oral PUVA (low certainty).

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.71 [0.2, 2.54]
  3 studies · 247 participants
  Low

NB‐UVB vs oral PUVA

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

NB‐UVB vs bath PUVA

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

NB‐UVB vs bath PUVA

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

NB‐UVB vs bath PUVA

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

NB‐UVB vs bath PUVA

NB‐UVB showed no clear difference in clearance rate compared with bath PUVA (low certainty).

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 1.79 [0.46, 6.91]
  2 studies · 92 participants
  Low

NB‐UVB vs topical PUVA

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

NB‐UVB plus retinoid vs PUVA plus retinoid

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

NB‐UVB plus retinoid vs PUVA plus retinoid

NB‐UVB plus retinoid showed no clear difference in percentage of participants reaching PASI 75 compared with PUVA plus retinoid (low certainty).

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.89 [0.59, 1.35]
  1 study · 60 participants
  Low

NB‐UVB plus retinoid vs PUVA plus retinoid

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  0 studies · 0 participants
  GRADE not reported

NB‐UVB plus retinoid vs PUVA plus retinoid

NB‐UVB plus retinoid showed no clear difference in clearance rate compared with PUVA plus retinoid (low certainty).

• Narrow‐band ultraviolet B phototherapy versus broad‐band ultraviolet B or psoralen‐ultraviolet A photochemotherapy for… 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  RR 0.93 [0.79, 1.1]
  2 studies · 90 participants
  Low