Efficacy of individualized homeopathic medicines in mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris: A double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial

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Authors: Nazia Anjum, Rajat Kumar Pal, Shubhamoy Ghosh, Subhranil Saha, Sk Monsur Alam, Sumana Sengupta, Molla Mohamed Nazrul Hassan, Soumya Bhattacharyya, Chanchal Bhar, Priyanka Ghosh, Abdur Rahaman Shaikh, Priyanka Sen
+2 more Munmun Koley, Shyamal Kumar Koley
DOI: 10.17632/38tx9y7j5v
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Abstract

This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial evaluated individualized homeopathic medicines (IHMs) plus concomitant care versus placebo in 60 patients aged 18-50 with mild-to-moderate acne vulgaris (GAGS 1-30) over 4 months, demonstrating superior reductions in primary outcome GAGS (mean difference -4.2, 95% CI -7.8 to -0.5, p=0.025, Cohen’s d=0.6), DLQI (-3.3, p=0.038, d=0.545), and near-significant CADI (-1.8, p=0.052), with effects confirmed by LMMs/BHMs (Group×Time p

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Complementary and Alternative Medicine Studies Acne and Rosacea Treatments and Effects Acupuncture Treatment Research Studies

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16 February 2026
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