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Rhinophototherapy, an alternative treatment of allergic rhinitis: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
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5 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 15 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of acupuncture-related therapies in the treatment of allergic rhinitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Pooled it
- Low-Level Laser Therapy for Allergic Rhinitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International archives of allergy and immunology · 2024Pooled it
- Treatment of Allergic Rhinitis with Acupuncture Based on Pathophysiological.International journal of general medicine · 2024Review
- Pathogenesis of allergic diseases and implications for therapeutic interventions.Signal transduction and targeted therapy · 2023Review
- Research Progress of Hydrogen on Chronic Nasal Inflammation.Journal of inflammation research · 2023Review
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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
introductionAllergic rhinitis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the nasal mucosa, mediated by immunoglobulin E, affecting 1 in 6 individuals. The treatment aims at attaining symptomatic control with minimal side effects, a requirement for new alternative therapies, including phototherapy, as it has an immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory effect.
objectiveTo identify the effectiveness of phototherapy in the treatment of allergic rhinitis through a meta-analysis.
methodsWe searched Web of Science, Scielo, PubMed, SCOPUS, PEDro, and LILACS databases, using the terms: "intranasal irradiation", "phototherapy" and "allergic rhinitis". The R software Metafor package was used for the meta-analysis and the effect size was calculated for each symptom individually.
resultsAll symptoms decreased considerably after phototherapy: rhinorrhea (ES• = -1.35; p < 0.0001; I
conclusionConsidering the effect size and the statistical significance attained in our study, rhinophototherapy showed to be an effective treatment for reducing the nasal symptom scores triggered by AR.
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