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Trial reportNutrients2020

The Effect of Orally Dosed Levagen+™ (palmitoylethanolamide) on Exercise Recovery in Healthy Males-A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Study.

Alistair Mallard, David Briskey, Andrew Richards, Dean Mills, Amanda Rao

Registry-linked trialOpen access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nutrients, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07359534 (Recovery Following a Prolonged Period of Intensified Exercise Training), which is not on this map. Cited by 11 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
11citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 25% 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.

NCT07359534 narecruitingnot on this mapstarted 2025, after this paper: background citation

Recovery Following a Prolonged Period of Intensified Exercise Training: Evaluating the Impact of Levagen+® on Alleviating Physical, Physiological and Psychological Stress.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of WestminsterRan2025 to 2026Enrolled20ConditionsExercise RecoveryArmsLevagen+® Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), Placebo
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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  7. Frontiers in sports and active living · 2023
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  9. Palmitoylethanolamide: A Natural Compound for Health Management.International journal of molecular sciences · 2021
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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 1 country.

Alistair MallardRDC Clinical, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
David BriskeyRDC Clinical, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
Andrew RichardsRDC Clinical, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
Dean MillsRespiratory and Exercise Physiology Research Group, School of Health and Wellbeing, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, QLD 4305, Australia.
Amanda RaoRDC Clinical, Brisbane, QLD 4006, Australia.
The University of Queensland · AUThe University of Sydney · AUUniversity of Southern Queensland · AU

Funding

Gencor Pacific Pty Ltd n/a
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA), a cannabimimetic compound and lipid messenger, on recovery from muscle damaging exercise. Twenty-eight healthy young male participants attended the laboratory four times on subsequent days. In the first visit, baseline characteristics were recorded before participants were randomized to consume either liquid PEA (167.5 mg Levagen+ with 832.5 mg maltodextrin) or a matched placebo (1 g maltodextrin) drink. Leg press exercise consisted of four sets at 80% of one repetition maximum followed by a performance set. Muscle soreness, thigh circumference, blood lactate concentration, biomarkers of muscle damage and inflammation, and transcription factor pathways were measured pre- and immediately post-exercise and again at 1, 2, 3, 24, 48, and 72 h post-exercise. The leg press exercise increased (

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Identifiers

PMID32106527
PMCPMC7146510
OpenAlexW3007350124

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