Complementary and alternative medicine for treatment of atopic eczema in children under 14 years old: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Lu CL, Liu XH, Stub T, Kristoffersen AE, Liang SB, Wang X, Bai X, Norheim AJ, Musial F, Alræk. T, Fonnebo V, Liu JP. · BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies · 2018 September 26
DOI 10.1186/s12906-018-2306-6
Objective
We aimed to evaluate the beneficial and harmful effects of CAM for children with AE under 14 years old
Conclusions
Low evidence demonstrates that some CAM modalities may improve symptoms of childhood AE and reduce relapse rate. Safety remains unclear due to insufficient reporting. Further well-designed randomized trials are needed to confirm the potential beneficial effect and to establish safety use.
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