A Korean Medicine Study on Inflammatory Acne, Focusing on Acupuncture Treatment
The present study investigated the effectiveness of acupuncture for treating inflammatory acne vulgaris by reviewing published randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies. In this review, multiple databases, including EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Research Informat...
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| description | The present study investigated the effectiveness of acupuncture for treating inflammatory acne vulgaris by reviewing published randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies. In this review, multiple databases, including EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Research Information Sharing Service, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System, and Korean studies Information Service System, were searched using the keywords “acne and Korean medicine” and “acne and acupuncture.” Only RCTs were searched, and studies not meeting the inclusion criteria were eliminated. After screening 532 papers, a total of four RCTs were analyzed. Among these papers, three studies randomly assigned acne patients into the treatment and control groups, whereas the other study randomly categorized the patients into three experimental groups. The pooled results from the experimental groups receiving acupuncture demonstrated clinically significant improvements in symptoms and outcomes as compared to the control groups. This study confirmed the efficacy of acupuncture for inflammatory acne vulgaris. Moreover, no serious side effects were reported. And the recurrence rate was lower in the experimental group than in the comparison group. Therefore, acupuncture is a reliable, safe, and effective alternative treatment for inflammatory acne. To confirm our results, additional studies with a high-level of evidence including randomized, double-blind studies are necessary. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ff7c3a4bcdb14a5db13a3be15b643af32025-01-02T06:47:28ZengMEDrang Inc.Journal of Acupuncture Research2586-288X2586-28982024-12-0141432333310.13045/jar.24.0022A Korean Medicine Study on Inflammatory Acne, Focusing on Acupuncture TreatmentJo Hyeri0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4735-2874YeonSun Lee1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7815-0936Woojin Jung2https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3706-9488Hyunsuk Parkhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-1833-6533Sorim Kim3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1922-8238Ga Yeong Yi4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5309-2496Hyorim Kim5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2089-3171Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Bucheon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Bucheon, KoreaDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Bucheon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Bucheon, KoreaDepartment of Obstetrics & Gynecology of Korean Medicine, Bucheon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Bucheon, KoreaDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Bucheon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Bucheon, KoreaDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Bucheon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Bucheon, KoreaDepartment of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Busan, KoreaThe present study investigated the effectiveness of acupuncture for treating inflammatory acne vulgaris by reviewing published randomized controlled trial (RCT) studies. In this review, multiple databases, including EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, Research Information Sharing Service, Oriental Medicine Advanced Searching Integrated System, and Korean studies Information Service System, were searched using the keywords “acne and Korean medicine” and “acne and acupuncture.” Only RCTs were searched, and studies not meeting the inclusion criteria were eliminated. After screening 532 papers, a total of four RCTs were analyzed. Among these papers, three studies randomly assigned acne patients into the treatment and control groups, whereas the other study randomly categorized the patients into three experimental groups. The pooled results from the experimental groups receiving acupuncture demonstrated clinically significant improvements in symptoms and outcomes as compared to the control groups. This study confirmed the efficacy of acupuncture for inflammatory acne vulgaris. Moreover, no serious side effects were reported. And the recurrence rate was lower in the experimental group than in the comparison group. Therefore, acupuncture is a reliable, safe, and effective alternative treatment for inflammatory acne. To confirm our results, additional studies with a high-level of evidence including randomized, double-blind studies are necessary.acne vulgarisacupunctureinflammation |
| spellingShingle | Jo Hyeri YeonSun Lee Woojin Jung Hyunsuk Park Sorim Kim Ga Yeong Yi Hyorim Kim A Korean Medicine Study on Inflammatory Acne, Focusing on Acupuncture Treatment Journal of Acupuncture Research acne vulgaris acupuncture inflammation |
| title | A Korean Medicine Study on Inflammatory Acne, Focusing on Acupuncture Treatment |
| title_full | A Korean Medicine Study on Inflammatory Acne, Focusing on Acupuncture Treatment |
| title_fullStr | A Korean Medicine Study on Inflammatory Acne, Focusing on Acupuncture Treatment |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Korean Medicine Study on Inflammatory Acne, Focusing on Acupuncture Treatment |
| title_short | A Korean Medicine Study on Inflammatory Acne, Focusing on Acupuncture Treatment |
| title_sort | korean medicine study on inflammatory acne focusing on acupuncture treatment |
| topic | acne vulgaris acupuncture inflammation |
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