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Trial reportNutrients2018

Resveratrol in Patients with Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy.

Giulia Malaguarnera, Manuela Pennisi, Gaetano Bertino, Massimo Motta, Antonio Maria Borzì, Enzo Vicari, Rita Bella, Filippo Drago, Michele Malaguarnera

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nutrients, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
25citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
3.3field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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

25 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 53 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

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Giulia MalaguarneraResearch Center "The Great Senescence", University of Catania, 95126 Catania, Italy. giulia.malaguarnera@live.it.ORCID 0000-0003-3655-4307
Manuela PennisiSpinal Unit of Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy. manuelapennisi78@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0003-3655-4307
Gaetano BertinoDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy. gaetanobertinounict@gmail.com.
Massimo MottaSpinal Unit of Cannizzaro Hospital, University of Catania, 95100 Catania, Italy. mottam@unict.it.
Antonio Maria BorzìResearch Center "The Great Senescence", University of Catania, 95126 Catania, Italy. antoniomaria.borzi@gmail.com.
Enzo VicariDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy. enzodante@email.it.
Rita BellaDepartment "G.F. Ingrassia", Section of Neurosciences, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy. rbella@unict.it.
Filippo DragoDepartment of Biomedical and Biotechnological Science, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy. f.drago@unict.it.
Michele MalaguarneraResearch Center "The Great Senescence", University of Catania, 95126 Catania, Italy. michele.malaguarnera@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-7145-6377
University of Catania · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMinimal Hepatic Encephalopathy (MHE) is characterized by an impairment of social interaction, emotional behavior, sleep disorders, physical and mental symptoms, and diminished Quality of Life (QoL). The aim of our study is evaluating the potential liver health promoting a perspective of Resveratrol (RV) activities and evaluate whether RV treatment may improve health related quality of life (HRQL) and reduce depression and anxiety in patients with MHE.

methods

resultsIn the comparison between RV group and placebo group we observed a decrease in Back Depression Inventory (BDI) (

conclusionsResveratrol showed efficacy in the treatment of depression, anxiety, and ammonia serum levels, and improved the quality of life Of MHE patients.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAntioxidantsFemaleHepatic EncephalopathyHumansMaleMiddle AgedResveratrolStilbenesAntioxidantsResveratrolStilbenesammoniaanxietydepressionminimal hepatic encephalopathyquality of liferesveratrol

Identifiers

PMID29522439
PMCPMC5872747
OpenAlexW2789433475

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