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44 questions · 45 findings · 9 reviews

No studies found 14 · 31.1%GRADE not reported 4 · 8.9%Very low 10 · 22.2%Low 12 · 26.7%Moderate 3 · 6.7%High 2 · 4.4%

Phototherapy with LED vs non‐LED light source

Rate of decline of serum bilirubin (micromol/L/hr) · newborn infants with unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia

Phototherapy with LED showed no clear difference in rate of decline of serum total bilirubin mg/dL/hour compared with non‐LED light source (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

NB‐UVB vs medium‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (50 J/cm²)

Adverse events associated with treatment · children and adults with active morphea (circumscribed morphea, linear scleroderma (with trunk/limb variant and head variant), generalised…

Narrowband UVB phototherapy may leads to lower primary outcome: Adverse effects compared with medium‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (50 J/cm²) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

NB‐UVB vs medium‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (50 J/cm²)

Secondary outcome: Improvement of disease damage ‐ not measured · children and adults with active morphea (circumscribed morphea, linear scleroderma (with trunk/limb variant and head variant), generalised…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

NB‐UVB vs low‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (20 J/cm²)

Primary outcome: Global improvement of disease activity or damage assessed by a medical practitioner or by participants · children and adults with active morphea (circumscribed morphea, linear scleroderma (with trunk/limb variant and head variant), generalised…
1 finding from 1 review

NB‐UVB vs low‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (20 J/cm²)

Adverse events associated with treatment · children and adults with active morphea (circumscribed morphea, linear scleroderma (with trunk/limb variant and head variant), generalised…

Narrowband UVB phototherapy may leads to lower primary outcome: Adverse effects compared with low‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (20 J/cm²) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

NB‐UVB vs low‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (20 J/cm²)

Secondary outcome: Improvement of disease activity (skin softening) · children and adults with active morphea (circumscribed morphea, linear scleroderma (with trunk/limb variant and head variant), generalised…
1 finding from 1 review

NB‐UVB vs low‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (20 J/cm²)

Secondary outcome: Improvement of disease damage ‐ not measured · children and adults with active morphea (circumscribed morphea, linear scleroderma (with trunk/limb variant and head variant), generalised…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

NB‐UVB vs medium‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (50 J/cm²)

Primary outcome: Global improvement of disease activity or damage assessed by a medical practitioner or by participants · children and adults with active morphea (circumscribed morphea, linear scleroderma (with trunk/limb variant and head variant), generalised…
1 finding from 1 review

Medium‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (50 J/cm²) vs low‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (20 J/cm²)

Adverse events associated with treatment · children and adults with active morphea (circumscribed morphea, linear scleroderma (with trunk/limb variant and head variant), generalised…

Medium‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (50 J/cm²) showed no clear difference in primary outcome: Adverse effects compared with low‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (20 J/cm²) (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Medium‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (50 J/cm²) vs low‐dose UVA‐1 phototherapy (20 J/cm²)

Secondary outcome: Improvement of disease damage ‐ not measured · children and adults with active morphea (circumscribed morphea, linear scleroderma (with trunk/limb variant and head variant), generalised…

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy vs phototherapy alone

Use of ET (≥ 1); placebo‐controlled studies · neonates with alloimmune hemolytic disease

Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy showed no clear difference in use of ET (≥ 1); placebo‐controlled studies compared with phototherapy alone (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy vs phototherapy alone

Use of top‐up transfusion in 1st week of life; all studies · neonates with alloimmune hemolytic disease

Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy showed no clear difference in use of top‐up transfusion in 1st week of life; all studies compared with phototherapy alone (low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy vs phototherapy alone

Use of top‐up transfusion after 1st week of life; all studies · neonates with alloimmune hemolytic disease

It is very uncertain whether intravenous immunoglobulin plus phototherapy changes use of top‐up transfusion after 1st week of life; all studies compared with phototherapy alone (very low certainty).

1 finding from 1 review