Cochrane · systematic review · CD009436
Complementary therapies for acne vulgaris
Cao, H, Yang, G, Wang, Y, et al. · Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews · 2015 · Cochrane Library
SkinAMSTAR 2: not assessed
SoF tableOnly the outcomes this review put in its Summary of Findings table are listed (the Cochrane Handbook caps them at about seven per comparison). Its other analyses are not shown here.
Questions
3
current version
GRADE rated
3
No studies
0
Included studies
NR
No studies 0 · 0%Ungraded 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 3 · 100%Moderate 0 · 0%High 0 · 0%
Ungraded means an effect was reported without a GRADE rating; it is not a gap. No studies means the review found nothing to answer the question. The six categories are a display order, not a score.
Questions and results
Low‐glycaemic‐load diet versus high‐glycaemic‐load diet for acne vulgaris
Population: people with acne vulgaris
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Primary outcome: change in non‐inflammatory lesion count (medium‐term data) Low‐glycaemic‐load diet vs high‐glycaemic‐load diet | no estimate extracted | 2 studies · 75 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias, inconsistency |
Herbal medicine versus antibiotics for acne vulgaris
Population: people with acne vulgaris
| Outcome | Effect | Evidence | Status / GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
Secondary outcome: number of participants with remission (ITT‐best case, short‐term data) ‐ Ziyin‐Qinggan‐Xiaocuo Granule versus minocycline (at 4 week) Herbal medicine vs antibiotics | RR 2.82 [0.88, 9.06] | 2 studies · 206 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |
Secondary outcome: number of participants with remission (ITT‐worst case, short‐term data) ‐ Ziyin‐Qinggan‐Xiaocuo Granule versus minocycline (at 4 week) Herbal medicine vs antibiotics | RR 0.49 [0.09, 2.53] | 2 studies · 206 participants | Low Downgraded: risk of bias |