Journal of Convergence Korean Medicine (대한융합한의학회지)

Academy of Convergence Korean Medicine (대한융합한의학회)
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Efficacy of Combination Treatment of Herbal Medicine for External Use and Western Medicine for Atopic Dermatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta Analysis

아토피 피부염에서 한약 외용제와 양약 병용 치료의 효과: 체계적 문헌고찰 및 메타분석

  • Ji Eun Lee (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Su Jin Park (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Seo Yeon Jun (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University) ;
  • Kyuseok Kim (Department of Ophthalmology, Otolaryngology and Dermatology of Korean Medicine, College of Korean Medicine, Kyung Hee University)
  • 이지은 (경희대학교 한의과대학 안이비인후피부과 교실) ;
  • 박수진 (경희대학교 한의과대학 안이비인후피부과 교실) ;
  • 전서연 (경희대학교 한의과대학 안이비인후피부과 교실) ;
  • 김규석 (경희대학교 한의과대학 안이비인후피부과 교실)
  • Received : 2023.05.15
  • Accepted : 2023.06.28
  • Published : 2023.06.30
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Abstract

Objectives: This study was conducted to evaluate the effect of combination treatment of herbal medicine for external use and western medicine for atopic dermatitis (AD). Methods: We searched randomized controlled trials (RCTs) which assess the effect of combination treatment of herbal and western medicine for AD through 8 electronic databases from the start to December 2022. The data synthesis was conducted by using Review Manager (RevMan, ver.5.4.1) and Cochrane risk-of-bias tool was used to evaluate the risk of bias. Results: 13 RCTs were included. The combination treatment group had significantly higher total efficacy rate(p<0.0001) and lower SCORAD score (p<0.00001) than the western medicine treatment group. The adverse event rate was also significantly lower in the combination treatment than the western medicine treatment group (p<0.0001). But there was no significant difference in recurrence rate (p=0.09). Conclusion: This study demonstrates that the combination treatment of herbal and western medicine could be safe and effective for AD. However, due to limits of included studies such as high heterogeneity between the literature and unclear risk of bias, further studies are warranted.

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