A New Therapy for Vitiligo Using Fire Needles: A Systematic Review of Evidence from 3618 Subjects.
Journal
Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
ISSN: 1741-427X
Titre abrégé: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101215021
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
2020
2020
Historique:
received:
19
05
2020
revised:
08
08
2020
accepted:
11
08
2020
entrez:
10
9
2020
pubmed:
11
9
2020
medline:
11
9
2020
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Fire needle therapy has been reported as an effective treatment for vitiligo. However, current clinical evidence has not been systematically evaluated. The aim of this study was to determine whether fire needle therapy is effective and safe for treating vitiligo. Seven databases were searched until October 2019 for randomized controlled trials on fire needle therapy, with and without conventional treatments, versus any type of conventional therapy for treating vitiligo. The RevMan 5.3.5 software was used to perform meta-analysis of the included studies. Forty-seven trials comprising 3618 patients were included. Fire needle combined with conventional vitiligo treatments had a higher efficacy (risk ratio (RR): 1.55, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.46-1.65, Fire needle therapy combined with other conventional treatments is useful in treating vitiligo. Further studies with larger sample sizes should be performed to make a conclusive judgment. This trial is registered with CRD42018094918.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32908571
doi: 10.1155/2020/8492097
pmc: PMC7474359
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Pagination
8492097Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2020 Ying Luo et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.
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