Combination of traditional Chinese medicine and standard biomedical treatment for rosacea: a systematic review and a meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A combination of standard biomedical treatment and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) has been suggested as a therapeutic approach for rosacea that may significantly lower the recurrence rate and clinical symptom scores. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) to evaluate the impact of this combination treatment on clinical symptom and TCM syndrome scores, as well as on the scores of the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI), erythema index (EI), and interleukin 37 (IL-37) levels in patients with rosacea.

Methods

The PROSPERO registration number for the study is CRD42023472737. We systematically searched the PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure Wanfang Database, China Biomedical M

SUBMITTER: Yu R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11338883 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature