Evidence map›Paper›PMID 16773418›Full record

Trial reportPediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany)2006

Steroid sparing effect of a herbal preparation in steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome.

Arpana Iyengar, Hrishikesh Damle, Chanda Kulkarni, Latha Damle, Kishore Phadke

Abstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany), 2006. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
3citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 47% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

3 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Arpana IyengarChildrens' Kidney Care Center, Department of Paediatrics, St Johns Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, 560034, India.
Hrishikesh Damle
Chanda Kulkarni
Latha Damle
Kishore Phadke
St.John's Medical College Hospital · INTorrent Pharma (India) · INSt. Johns Hospital · IE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Investigations on plants are revealing the potential therapeutic benefits of medicinal herbs in treating immunological disorders. Nephrotic syndrome has emerged as an immunological disorder. Steroid dependence poses a therapeutic challenge in the management of nephrotic syndrome. Our pilot study compares the efficacy of an ayurvedic polyherbal preparation 'Shathavaryadi Yoga (NS001)' with oral cyclophosphamide in maintaining remission in steroid-dependent nephrotic syndrome.

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AdultAgedCyclophosphamideFemaleGlucocorticoidsHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMiddle AgedNephrotic SyndromePilot ProjectsPlant PreparationsRecurrenceRemission InductionTreatment OutcomeCyclophosphamideGlucocorticoidsImmunosuppressive AgentsPlant Preparations

Identifiers

PMID16773418
OpenAlexW1989190745

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Registered trials

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