ALA‐PDT vs blue light onlyInvestigator‐assessed change in inflamed lesions (ILs) Lesion counts · Moderate and severe acne vulgaris1 finding from 1 reviewLight therapies for acne 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted1 study · 266 participantsVery low
MAL‐PDT vs red light onlyInvestigator‐assessed change in inflamed lesions (ILs) Lesion counts · Moderate and severe acne vulgaris1 finding from 1 reviewLight therapies for acne 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted3 studies · 360 participantsModerate
MAL‐PDT vs red light onlyInvestigator‐assessed change in non‐inflamed lesions (NILs) Lesion counts · Moderate and severe acne vulgaris1 finding from 1 reviewLight therapies for acne 2016 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyno estimate extracted3 studies · 360 participantsModerate