Serum Vitamin D Level and Efficacy of Vitamin D Supplementation in Children with Atopic Dermatitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Table 3
Summary of characteristics of intervention experiments included in the study.
Study
Year
Study design
Study size
Duration
Dose/daily
Location
AD severity assessment
Raj et al.
2020
RMI
35 cases
3 months
1000 IU
India
SCORAD
Di Filippo et al.
2015
RMI
22 cases
3 months
1000 IU
Italy
SCORAD
Lara et al.
2019
RCT
11 cases, 24 placebos
3 months
1000 IU
Canada
SCORAD
Amestejani et al.
2012
RCT
11 cases, 12 placebos
60 days
1600 IU
Iran
SCORAD
Javanbakht et al.
2011
RCT
24 cases, 26 placebos
60 days
1600 IU
Iran
SCORAD
Mansour et al.
2020
RCT
44 cases, 42 placebos
12 weeks
1600 IU
Egypt
EASI
Camargo et al.
2014
RCT
58 cases, 49 placebos
1 month
1000 IU
Mongolia
EASI
Sidbury et al.
2008
RCT
5 cases, 6 placebos
1 month
1000 IU
USA
EASI
RMI: repeated measure interventions (patients are their own control); RCT: randomized controlled trial; SCORAD: Scoring Atopic Dermatitis; EASI: eczema area and severity index.
