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Hence, we examined the effects of narrow band ultraviolet B (NBUVB) versus red light-emitting diodes (LEDs) on facial AV.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Forty-five subjects suffering from facial AV mild to a moderate degree were randomly assigned into three groups, 15 subjects within every group. Group A was equipped to NBUVB with 311\u2013313\u2009nm and an initial dose of 250\u2009mJ\/cm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      , thrice a week for 8 weeks, Group B was equipped red LED with wavelengths 633\u2009\u00b1\u20096\u2009nm and power density of 80\u2009mW\/cm\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      , thrice a week for 8 weeks, whereas group C had received the only erythromycin as a control group. Outcome measures included measurement of acne lesion count and degree of severity. Measures at three-time intervals were assessed: baseline, 4 weeks (post I), and 8 weeks (post II).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Acne numeral findings revealed a significant variance among groups A, B, and C in favor of group A (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). Notable improvements were observed across all three groups (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.001). The degree of adjustment effects indicated a greater increase in group A in comparison with group B (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.01), whereas no statistical variance was detected between group B and group C (\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&gt;\u20090.05).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Both NBUVB and red LED were effective in acne treatment; NBUVB, however, revealed a highly efficient treatment than red LED in decreasing the acne lesions count and the improved degree of AV severity as measured by the global investigator's assessment scale.<\/jats:p>\n                    <jats:p>Clinical Trial Registration No. NCT04254601.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1089\/photob.2020.4988","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2021,5,20]],"date-time":"2021-05-20T17:14:27Z","timestamp":1621530867000},"page":"418-424","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":7,"title":["Narrow Band Ultraviolet B Versus Red Light-Emitting Diodes in the Treatment of Facial Acne Vulgaris: A Randomized Controlled Trial"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"39","author":[{"given":"Marwa M.","family":"Eid","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery and Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Marwa S.","family":"Saleh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Basic Science for Physical Therapy, Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Nesma M.","family":"Allam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery and Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt."},{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation and College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dalia M.","family":"Elsherbini","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia."},{"name":"Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Walid Kamal","family":"Abdelbasset","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia."},{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy, Kasr Al-Aini Hospital, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Hadaya Mosaad","family":"Eladl","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy for Surgery and Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt."},{"name":"Department of Physical Therapy and Health Rehabilitation and College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Sakaka, Saudi Arabia."}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2021,6,10]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_5_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/bjd.12149"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1610-0387.2006.06110.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2015.12.037"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2230.1978.tb01496.x"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jaad.2009.01.019"},{"key":"e_1_3_5_7_2","first-page":"191","article-title":"The new age of acne therapy: light, lasers, and radiofrequency","volume":"6","author":"Rotunda AM","year":"2004","unstructured":"Rotunda AM, , Bhupathy AR, , Rohrer TE. 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