Nd:YAG laser vs topical control
Modified HS‐LASI score after 3 months · participants with hidradenitis suppurativa
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 50 participantsVery low
Findings
What do systematic reviews say?
11 questions · 11 findings · 2 reviews · Skin
No studies found 2 · 18.2%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 8 · 72.7%Low 1 · 9.1%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Nd:YAG laser vs topical control
Modified HS‐LASI score after 3 months ‐ axilla · participants with hidradenitis suppurativa
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 20 participantsVery low
Nd:YAG laser vs topical control
Modified HS‐LASI score after 3 months ‐ groin · participants with hidradenitis suppurativa
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 22 participantsVery low
Nd:YAG laser vs topical control
Modified HS‐LASI score after 3 months ‐ inframammary · participants with hidradenitis suppurativa
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 8 participantsVery low
Nd:YAG laser vs topical control
Percentage change in modified HS‐LASI score after 5 months compared with baseline · participants with hidradenitis suppurativa
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 50 participantsVery low
Nd:YAG laser vs topical control
Percentage change in modified HS‐LASI score after 5 months compared with baseline ‐ axilla · participants with hidradenitis suppurativa
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 20 participantsVery low
Nd:YAG laser vs topical control
Percentage change in modified HS‐LASI score after 5 months compared with baseline ‐ groin · participants with hidradenitis suppurativa
1 finding from 1 review
- no estimate extracted1 study · 22 participantsVery low
Nd:YAG laser vs no treatment/sham
Complete cure ‐ not measured · People with fungal infections of the toenails
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Topical and device‐based treatments for fungal infections of the toenails 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found
Nd:YAG laser vs no treatment/sham
Adverse events (collected over the course of the studies; they are not measured/reported for specific time points) · People with fungal infections of the toenails
It is very uncertain whether 1064‐nm Nd:YAG laser changes adverse events (collected over the course of the studies; they are… compared with no treatment or sham treatment (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Topical and device‐based treatments for fungal infections of the toenails 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 4.85 [0.24, 97.11]2 studies · 85 participantsVery low
Nd:YAG laser vs no treatment/sham
Mycological cure · People with fungal infections of the toenails
1064‐nm Nd:YAG laser showed no clear difference in mycological cure: 52 weeks compared with no treatment or sham treatment (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Topical and device‐based treatments for fungal infections of the toenails 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 1.04 [0.59, 1.85]2 studies · 85 participantsLow
Nd:YAG laser vs no treatment/sham
Clinical cure ‐ not measured · People with fungal infections of the toenails
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
- Topical and device‐based treatments for fungal infections of the toenails 2020 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extractedStudies not reportedNo studies found