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ReviewReumatologia2025

Beyond conventional care: exploring complementary and alternative medicine for autoimmune disorders.

Marcel Katrib, Zahi Hamdan, Jamal Serhal, Francheska Hayek, Nisrine Makarem, Mohamad Ali Rida

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Review in Reumatologia, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Trial
  2. Article
4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Marcel KatribFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Lebanon.
Zahi HamdanFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Lebanon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9266-9438
Jamal SerhalFaculty of Medicine, Saint Joseph University, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0001-0037-5131
Francheska HayekFaculty of Medicine and Medical Sciences, University of Balamand, Lebanon.
Nisrine MakaremDepartment of Family Medicine, American University of Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5394-1125
Mohamad Ali RidaLupus Clinic, Clemenceau Medical Center affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine International, Beirut, Lebanon.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9858-2923

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This literature review provides a comprehensive overview of the use of complementary and alternative modalities for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, which pose a significant challenge in contemporary healthcare, often requiring long-term management with conventional therapies. It explores a diverse range of complementary and alternative therapies, including herbal remedies, dietary interventions, mind-body practices, and emerging therapies, in the context of the management of several autoimmune diseases, highlighting increased patient satisfaction, pain management and adaptation. The findings shed light on the evolving role of complementary and alternative medicine in addressing autoimmune diseases, emphasizing the importance of a holistic approach to patient care.

Indexed as

autoimmuneCAMcomplementary and alternative medicineherbsrheumatologysupplements

Identifiers

PMID40678032
PMCPMC12264723

What Socratic holds

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Registered trials

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