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| Title |
Add-On Effect of Chinese Herbal Medicine Bath to Phototherapy for Psoriasis Vulgaris: A Systematic Review
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| Published in |
Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM), July 2013
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| DOI | 10.1155/2013/673078 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Jason Jingjie Yu, Claire Shuiqing Zhang, Anthony Lin Zhang, Brian May, Charlie Changli Xue, Chuanjian Lu |
| Abstract |
Psoriasis vulgaris is the most common form of psoriasis. Phototherapy has been proven effective for psoriasis, but side effects have become a concern. Chinese herbal medicine (CHM) bath combined with phototherapy has been used in clinical settings, but the additional benefit requires evaluation. This review aims to evaluate the additional benefit and safety of adding CHM bath to phototherapy for psoriasis vulgaris. Cochrane library, PubMed, Embase, CNKI, and CQVIP were searched from their inceptions to 6 August 2012. Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing CHM bath plus phototherapy to phototherapy alone for psoriasis vulgaris were included. Data was analyzed using Review Manager 5.1.0. Thirteen RCTs were included in the review, and eight were included in the meta-analysis. Meta-analysis showed higher efficacy of CHM bath plus phototherapy when compared with phototherapy alone in terms of PASI 60 (RR 1.25; 95% CI: 1.18-1.32). Mild adverse events were reported in ten studies, but these could be alleviated by reducing UV dosage or applying emollient. In conclusion, CHM bath appears to be a beneficial and safe adjunctive therapy to phototherapy for psoriasis vulgaris. However, these results should be interpreted with caution due to the low methodological quality of the included studies. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 25% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 50% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 25% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 28 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 5 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 5 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 10% |
| Lecturer | 2 | 7% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 2 | 7% |
| Other | 7 | 24% |
| Unknown | 5 | 17% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 13 | 45% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 3 | 10% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 7% |
| Earth and Planetary Sciences | 1 | 3% |
| Psychology | 1 | 3% |
| Other | 2 | 7% |
| Unknown | 7 | 24% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 30 August 2013.
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#14,929,728
of 25,394,764 outputs
Outputs from Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM)
#2,737
of 9,352 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#112,635
of 210,055 outputs
Outputs of similar age from Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine (eCAM)
#105
of 247 outputs
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