Objective:Combination therapy is currently the preferred acne treatment.We conducted this study to compare the efficacy and tolerability of 0.1%adapalene with 1%clindamycin versus 0.1%adapalene with 2.5%benzoyl peroxi...Objective:Combination therapy is currently the preferred acne treatment.We conducted this study to compare the efficacy and tolerability of 0.1%adapalene with 1%clindamycin versus 0.1%adapalene with 2.5%benzoyl peroxide(BPO)in the treatment of acne vulgaris.Methods:This study was conducted over a period of 1 year from September 2014 to September 2015.One-hundred patients aged 14 to 30 years with mild to moderate acne vulgaris were included.The patients were randomly allocated to 2 equal groups(n=50 in each group),and received a topical combination of 0.1%adapalene with 1%clindamycin andtopical combination of 0.1%adapalene with 2.5%BPO,respectively).The efficacy and tolerability of two treatments were compared.The unpaired studentt test was used to compare the difference in continuous variables between 2 groups,while the chi-square test or Fisher exact test was used for categorical variables.Results:One-hundred patients with mild to moderate acne vulgaris were randomly allocated to 2 equal groups(n=50 in each group).After 12 weeks of treatment,there were no significant differences between the adapalene-clindamycin and adapalene-BPO in the mean reductions in the numbers of non-inflammatory lesions(11.16±8.01 and 11.12±8.62,respectively),inflammatory papules(49.78±37.57 and 50.48±36.57,respectively),and total lesions(67.50±44.59 and 70.12±46.83,respectively).The incidence of a burning sensation was significantly greater in the adapalene-BPO group than the adapalene-clindamycin group(32%vs.6%;P=0.002).Conclusion:Topical adapalene plus clindamycin and adapalene plus BPO had similar efficacies in the treatment of acne.Adapalene with clindamycin was better tolerated than adapalene with BPO.展开更多
文摘Objective:Combination therapy is currently the preferred acne treatment.We conducted this study to compare the efficacy and tolerability of 0.1%adapalene with 1%clindamycin versus 0.1%adapalene with 2.5%benzoyl peroxide(BPO)in the treatment of acne vulgaris.Methods:This study was conducted over a period of 1 year from September 2014 to September 2015.One-hundred patients aged 14 to 30 years with mild to moderate acne vulgaris were included.The patients were randomly allocated to 2 equal groups(n=50 in each group),and received a topical combination of 0.1%adapalene with 1%clindamycin andtopical combination of 0.1%adapalene with 2.5%BPO,respectively).The efficacy and tolerability of two treatments were compared.The unpaired studentt test was used to compare the difference in continuous variables between 2 groups,while the chi-square test or Fisher exact test was used for categorical variables.Results:One-hundred patients with mild to moderate acne vulgaris were randomly allocated to 2 equal groups(n=50 in each group).After 12 weeks of treatment,there were no significant differences between the adapalene-clindamycin and adapalene-BPO in the mean reductions in the numbers of non-inflammatory lesions(11.16±8.01 and 11.12±8.62,respectively),inflammatory papules(49.78±37.57 and 50.48±36.57,respectively),and total lesions(67.50±44.59 and 70.12±46.83,respectively).The incidence of a burning sensation was significantly greater in the adapalene-BPO group than the adapalene-clindamycin group(32%vs.6%;P=0.002).Conclusion:Topical adapalene plus clindamycin and adapalene plus BPO had similar efficacies in the treatment of acne.Adapalene with clindamycin was better tolerated than adapalene with BPO.
