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A Systematic Review on the Efficacy of Fire Needling for the Treatment of Acne

여드름의 화침치료 효과에 대한 체계적 문헌 고찰

  • Kim, Eui Byeol (Department of Korean medicine, College of Korean medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Kang, Ki Wan (Department of Internal medicine, College of Korean medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Kim, Min Ji (Department of Korean medicine, College of Korean medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Kang, Ja Yeon (Department of Internal medicine, College of Korean medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Jeong, Min Jeong (Department of Pediatrics, College of Korean medicine, Woosuk University) ;
  • Jang, In Soo (Department of Internal medicine, College of Korean medicine, Woosuk University)
  • 김의별 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한의학과) ;
  • 강기완 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한방내과학교실) ;
  • 김민지 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한의학과) ;
  • 강자연 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한방내과학교실) ;
  • 정민정 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한방소아과학교실) ;
  • 장인수 (우석대학교 한의과대학 한방내과학교실)
  • Received : 2016.05.20
  • Accepted : 2016.05.23
  • Published : 2016.06.20
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Abstract

Objectives : The purpose of this study is to review clinical studies about the efficacy of fire needling for the treatment of acne vulgaris. Methods and Results : In this review, Oasis, NDSL, CNKI, PubMed, Cochrane, J STAGE and CINII were used as the main databases for searching for medical journals, using the keywords "acne and fire needling"," acne and fire needle"," acne and fire acupuncture", and" acne and red hot needle". The initial search range included only randomized controlled trials (RCTs), and papers not matching inclusion criteria were excluded. Initially a total of 108 studies were found, with ten being excluded during title and abstract screening. After scanning 98 papers, a total of 31 RCTs were selected and analyzed. In the 31 RCTs, patients with acne were randomized into groups for treatment and control. Specifically, the treatment group received fire needling, while the control group were concurrently given other treatments. The results of the completed studies have shown that the treatment group receiving fire needling demonstrated significant improvement compared to the control group. Conclusion : During our study, it was verified that the efficacy of fire needling for the treatment of acne vulgaris was both significant and meaningful. Therefore, fire needling can be a safe and effective alternative treatment for acne. However, to confirm this result, further investigation in a traditional clinic is required, accompanied by high quality studies including randomized, placebo-controlled double-blind trials.

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