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ArticleMedicine2021

Clinical study of Dendrobium Nobile Lindl intervention on patients with metabolic syndrome.

Xiaoyan Zhang, Miao Wang, Chengbo Zhang, Zhidong Liu, Shigao Zhou

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Article in Medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
1.6field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. The effects ofIranian journal of basic medical sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 1 institution in 6 countries.

Xiaoyan ZhangLonghua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, China.ORCID 0000-0002-1334-1790
Miao Wang
Chengbo Zhang
Zhidong Liu
Shigao Zhou
Zunyi Medical University · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMetabolic syndrome (MS) is a common chronic disease in modern society, and the etiology and pathogenesis of it is still unknown. For its main symptoms: disorder of glucose and lipid metabolism, the usual treatment is applying statin and hypoglycemic drugs. Comparing to the long-term application of these drugs which may cost great side effects, Dendrobium Nobile Lindl (DN) has been proved for its hypoglycemic and lipid-lowering effects without obvious side effects. So this trial is aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of DN-powder in intervention of MS, and to explore the mechanism of action of DN through multi-group correlation analysis.

methodsThis clinical trial is a single-arm, non-randomized, open, exploratory trial. A total of 30 participants who are suffering from MS will be assigned into therapy group (n = 30). The treatment course will last for 8 weeks, and a follow-up period for 4 weeks. The participants will receive DN-powder for 6 g, twice a day during the study period. The primary outcome will be the change of lipid and glucose metabolism. Other outcomes will be the body weight and body mass index (BMI) which will be assessments record in every 2 weeks. Participants who quit the trial due to untolerable reactions or uncontrollable conditions will enter into a follow-up period after the last treatment. All participants will enter into a follow-up period for 4 weeks after the last treatment. Adverse events will be recorded during the whole study. DISCUSSION: The results of the trial are aim to provide evidence of the safety and efficacy of DN-powder in intervention of MS which may be potential to become an important alternative therapy for certain patients.

trial registrationIt has been registered at http://www.chictr.org.cn/showprojen.aspx?proj=55914. (Identifier: ChiCTR2000034550), Registered 9 July 2020.

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AdolescentAdultAgedBlood GlucoseBody Mass IndexBody WeightDendrobiumDrugs, Chinese HerbalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansHypoglycemic AgentsHypolipidemic AgentsLipid MetabolismLipidsMaleBlood GlucoseDrugs, Chinese HerbalHypoglycemic AgentsHypolipidemic AgentsLipids

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PMCPMC10545254
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