[The clinical observation of treating acne vulgaris with "xiao cuo fang"]

Author(s): Biyun C

Affiliation(s): Jiangmen Dermatology Hospital, Jiangmen 529030.

Publication date & source: 2004-04, Zhong Yao Cai., 27(4):308-10.

Publication type: Clinical Trial; Randomized Controlled Trial

OBJECTIVE: To observe the clinical curative effect of Chinese medicine "xiao cuo fang" combined with adapalene gel in the treatment of acne vulgaris. METHODS: 133 patients with acne vulgaris were divided into treatment group (80 cases) and control group (53 cases) randomly. The treatment group topically applied "xiao cuo fang" combined with 0.1% adapalene gel, the control group topically applied 0.03% retinoic acid cream. After 8 weeks, we observed the reductive percentage of skin injury, the effective rate of the treatment and the incidence rate of adverse reactions. RESULT: The average of overall skin injury, the average of inflammatory and of non-inflammatory in the treatment group reduced 82.7%, 81.0%, 84.3%, respectively, and the control group reduced 60.5%, 59.1%, 61.9%. The difference between them had obvious significance (P < 0.05). The effect rate of the treatment group was 85.0%, and the control group was 69.8%. The difference between them had obvious significance (P < 0.05). The incidence rate of adverse reaction of the treatment group was 27.5%, and the control group was 45.3%. The difference between them had obvious significance (P <0.05). CONCLUSION: The curative effect of "xiao cuo fang" combined with adapalene gel in the treatment of acne vulgaris is precise, and the side effects are small.