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ReviewPostepy dermatologii i alergologii2021

The efficacy of Nigella sativa supplementation for asthma control: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled studies.

Anqiang Han, Danqin Shi

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Review in Postepy dermatologii i alergologii, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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2citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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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

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Frontiers in nutrition · 2023
    Pooled it
  2. Effects ofAvicenna journal of phytomedicine
    Review
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

2 authors.

Anqiang HanDepartment of Respiratory, Tongliang District People Hospital, Chongqing, China.
Danqin ShiDepartment of Obstetrics, Hechuan District People Hospital, Chongqing, China.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe efficacy of Nigella sativa supplementation for asthma control remains controversial. We have conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to explore the influence of Nigella sativa supplementation on asthma control. MATERIAL AND

methodsWe have searched PubMed, EMBASE, Web of science, EBSCO, and Cochrane library databases through June 2019 for randomized controlled trials (RCTs) assessing the efficacy of Nigella sativa supplementation for asthma control.

resultsFour RCTs are included in the meta-analysis. Overall, compared with the control group for asthma, Nigella sativa supplementation is associated with the increased ACT scores (SMD = 0.50; 95% CI: 0.11-0.88;

conclusionsNigella sativa supplementation may provide additional benefits for the treatment of asthma.

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asthmaasthma control testNigella sativarandomized controlled trials

Identifiers

PMID34658694
PMCPMC8501420

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