Table 2.
Parameters without meta-analysis of the studies included
| Author | Year | Wavelength (nm) | Energy density (J/cm2) | Duration of irradiation(s) | Dressing time (min) | Frequency of PDT | Recurrence | Follow-up time (month) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aghahosseini, F | 2006 | 632 | 120 | 120 | 5 | 1 session | NA | 3 |
| Sadaksharam J | 2012 | 632 ± 5 | 120 | 1200 | 5 | 4 weekly | NA | 6 |
| Sobaniec S | 2012 | 660 | 90 | NA | 60 | 2 weekly | NA | 5 |
| Kvaal SI | 2013 | 600–660 | 75 | NA | 60 | 1 session | 2 | 6–48 |
| Saleh WE | 2014 | 660 | 100–130 | 120 | 5 | 1 session | NA | 1 |
| Jajarm HH | 2015 | 630 | 1.5 | 150 | 10 | Once 2-weeks | 0 | 1 |
| Prasanna SW | 2015 | 630 ± 10 | 120 | NA | 5 | Once a week | NA | 3 |
| Maloth KN | 2016 | 420 | 210 | 600 | 30 | 1 session | NA | 1 |
| Bakhtiari S | 2017 | 630 | 7.2–14.4 | 120 | 10 | NA | NA | 3 |
| Mostafa D | 2017 | 660 | 100–130 | 70 | NA | Once a week | 0 | 2 |
| Sulewska M | 2017 | 630 | 150 | 500 | 120 | 10 weekly | 4 | 12 |
| Mirza S | 2018 | 630 | 1.5 | 150 | 10 | Twice a week | NA | 1 |
| Paiziyeva Z | 2018 | 632.7 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Rakesh N | 2018 | 600–670 | 80 | NA | 120 | 1 session | 0 | 48 |
| Lavaee F | 2019 | 660 | 19.23 | 600 | 10 | 3 sessions | NA | 2 |
| Sulewska M | 2019 | 630 | 150 | 500 | 120 | 10 weekly | 0 | 12 |
nm Nanometers, J/cm2 Joules per square centimeters, NA Not available