Participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Good to excellent improvement (medium term: treatment duration from 5 to 8 weeks) · participants with acne
It is very uncertain whether salicylic acid changes participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Good to… compared with pyruvic acid (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Withdrawal for any reason (medium term: treatment duration from 5 to 8 weeks) · participants with acne
Salicylic acid showed no clear difference in withdrawal for any reason (medium term: treatment duration from 5 to… compared with pyruvic acid (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Minor adverse events · participants with acne
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Quality of life · participants with acne
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement · participants with acne
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Withdrawal for any reason (medium term: treatment duration from 5 to 8 weeks) · participants with acne
1 finding from 1 review
Minor adverse events · participants with acne
It is very uncertain whether salicylic acid changes total number of participants who experienced at least one minor… compared with benzoyl peroxide (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life (change from baseline) in the medium term · participants with acne
1 finding from 1 review
Participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Moderate to excellent improvement (long term: treatment duration > 8 weeks) · participants with acne
Salicylic acid showed no clear difference in participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Moderate to… compared with tretinoin (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Treatment withdrawal · participants with acne
1 finding from 1 review
Minor adverse events · participants with acne
It is very uncertain whether salicylic acid changes total number of participants who experienced at least one minor… compared with tretinoin (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life AQOL (long term: treatment duration > 8 weeks) · participants with acne
1 finding from 1 review
Participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Fair to good improvement (long term: treatment duration > 8 weeks) · participants with acne
Glycolic acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) showed no clear difference in participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Fair to… compared with salicylic‐mandelic acid (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Treatment withdrawal · participants with acne
1 finding from 1 review
Minor adverse events · participants with acne
It is very uncertain whether glycolic acid (alpha‐hydroxy acid) changes total number of participants who experienced at least one minor… compared with salicylic‐mandelic acid (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · participants with acne
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found
Participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement · participants with acne
It is very uncertain whether azelaic acid changes participants' global self‐assessment of acne improvement Improved to… compared with adapalene (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Treatment withdrawal · participants with acne
Azelaic acid showed no clear difference in withdrawal for any reason (long term: treatment duration > 8 weeks) compared with clindamycin (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Minor adverse events · participants with acne
Azelaic acid showed no clear difference in total number of participants who experienced at least one minor… compared with clindamycin (low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
Quality of life · participants with acne
The review found no eligible studies for this question.
1 finding from 1 review
no estimate extracted
Studies not reported
No studies found