Treatments for alopecia areata: a network meta-analysis

Monica Novoa-Candia*, Guillermo Sanchez-Vanegas, Ingrid Arevalo-rodriguez, Sergio Vano-Galvan, Mayra Rodriguez, Lucia Giraldo, David Saceda-Corralo, Aurelio Tobias Garces, Jacqueline Tomlinson, Daniel Ortega-Quijano, Javier Zamora

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Objectives: This is a protocol for a Cochrane Review (intervention). The objectives are as follows:. To assess the comparative effectiveness and safety of interventions used in the management of alopecia areata (AA), including patchy alopecia (PA), alopecia totalis (AT) and alopecia universalis (AU). To establish rankings of the available treatments for AA, based on their effectiveness and safety (primary outcomes), through a network meta-analysis.

Original languageEnglish
Article numberCD013719
Number of pages20
JournalCochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
Volume2020
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 10 Sept 2020

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
We wish to thank Cochrane Skin for their support. We would also like to thank the reviewers of this protocol for their advice and input. The Cochrane Skin editorial base wishes to thank Laurence Le Cleach, Cochrane Dermatology Editor; Matthew Grainge, Statistical Editor; Professor Alex Sutton and Professor Nicola Cooper from the Complex Reviews Support Unit; the clinical referee, Matthew Harries; Samantha Cox, who reviewed the search methods; Jen Chambers and Amy Johnson from Alopecia UK, who commented on outcomes; and Jessica Sharp, who copy-edited the protocol.

Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2020 The Cochrane Collaboration. Published by John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pharmacology (medical)

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