Supplementary Material for: Monotherapy for Alopecia Areata: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis

January 2019 in “ Figshare ”

Aditya K. Gupta, Jessie Carviel, Kelly A. Foley, Neil H. Shear, Bianca Maria Piraccini, Vincent Piguet, Antonella Tosti

alopecia areata monotherapy GRADE approach network meta-analysis clinical trials risk of bias pooled odds ratios treatment efficacy

TLDR Intralesional corticosteroids are best for mild alopecia areata, and DPCP is best for severe cases.

The supplementary material for the systematic review and network meta-analysis on monotherapy for alopecia areata provided detailed methods and results, including risk of bias assessments, quality of evidence evaluations using the GRADE approach, and network meta-analysis for treatment efficacy. The study involved multiple interventions and used tools like GRADEpro GDT and ADDIS software to analyze data from clinical trials. Figures and tables illustrated the risk of bias, pooled odds ratios, and efficacy rankings for treatments in both mild and moderate to severe cases of alopecia areata. The findings aimed to inform the comparative effectiveness of different monotherapies for this condition.

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