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Acupuncture with moxibustion for acne vulgaris

Acupuncture combined with moxibustion therapy for acne vulgaris in adolescents: A randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202506767916321
Enrollment
100
Registered
2025-06-13
Start date
2025-04-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Skin and Connective Tissue Diseases

Interventions

Sponsors

Ass.Prof.Siham Fahmy
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients’ diagnosis as moderate to severe acne

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: mild acne

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
grading and inflammatory lesion counting (papules and pustules), TOTAL LESION ACCOUNT, count was used to classify severity, and the number of inflammatory lesions located on the half of the face was evaluated as mild (0–5), moderate (6–20), severe (21–50), or very severe (>50).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
TOTAL LESION ACCOUNT In the Hayashi criteria, lesion count was used to classify severity, and the number of inflammatory lesions located on the half of the face was evaluated as mild (0–5), moderate (6–20), severe (21–50), or very severe (>50).

Countries

Egypt

Contacts

Public ContactMarian Magdy Shafeek

Associate Professor Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics and its surgery Faculty of Physical Therapy Modern University for Technology and Information

marian.magdy@pt.mti.edu.eg01224037904

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026