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. 2023 Nov 24;11:1250621. doi: 10.3389/fchem.2023.1250621

TABLE 1.

PICO framework.

PICO Question
Problem Research object: patients with brain diseases
Intervention Application of a theory or method; treatment with PDT, an overview of the most commonly used photosensitizers
Comparison Alternative theories or methods (or, in their absence, the null hypothesis); review not only clinical trials but also pre-clinical in vitro studies
Outcome Knowledge generation: increase in the effectiveness of PDT