Characteristics of included studies
| Author Year | N Randomised | Country | Population | Age mean (SD) | Format | Materials provided to participants | No of sessions | Length of session(s) | Comparator |
| No intervention or routine care controlled trials | |||||||||
| Chen 201629 | Total: 70 Tx: 35 Control: 35 | Taiwan | Head and neck cancer survivors | 52 (2) | Individual and group: Led by research nurses, a research cosmetologist, and cosmetology assistants | Educational manual | Four sessions (three individual; one group) | Up to 3 hours | Routine care |
| Matsuoka 200630 | Total: 50* Tx: 25 Control: 25 | Japan | People with acne vulgaris | 25 (4) | Individual and videotape: Led by patient’s primary dermatologist with taped instructions | Unspecified camouflage products | One session | Not reported | Standard acne treatment |
| Nicoletti 201431 | Total: 24 Tx: 12 Control: 12 | Italy | People with facial skin cancer | 67 (NR) | Group: Led by professional makeup artist; psychologist also in attendance | Unspecified camouflage products | Three sessions | 2 hours | Routine care |
| Nolte 200627 | Total: 136 Tx: 68 Control: 68 | USA | People with chemotherapy-induced alopecia | 58 (12)† | Videotape: cosmetic camouflage and wig/hair covering techniques | No products provided | One session | 45 min | Standard counselling on hair loss |
| Richard 201832 | Total: 44 Tx: 22 Control: 22 | Germany | People with breast cancer | 39 (9) | Group: makeup workshop, photoshoot and receipt of edited photos | Unspecified camouflage products used in session but not provided; edited photographs | One session | 4 hours | Wait-list control |
| Head-to-head Trial | |||||||||
| Beresniak 201728 | Total: 88‡ | France | People with facial aesthetic imperfections | 30 (8) | Individual: Recommendations and instructions provided by professional makeup trainer | Liquid or powder camouflage products | One session | Not reported | Other camouflage product |
*Number randomised not provided, authors noted that 50 patients participated in the study.
†This is the age for n=187 women in broader sample from which n=136 were drawn.
‡Number per group not provided; authors noted that 88 patients were randomised.
NR, not reported.