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Trial reportNutrients2021

Tocotrienol-Rich Vitamin E (Tocovid) Improved Nerve Conduction Velocity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients in a Phase II Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial.

Pei Fen Chuar, Yeek Tat Ng, Sonia Chew Wen Phang, Yan Yi Koay, J-Ian Ho, Loon Shin Ho, Nevein Philip Botross Henien, Badariah Ahmad, Khalid Abdul Kadir

Open access · goldAbstract readClinical Trial, Phase IIMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nutrients, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
13citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 20% 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

13 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 17 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.

Pei Fen ChuarJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-3316-440X
Yeek Tat NgJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-0922-9675
Sonia Chew Wen PhangJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-3969-8077
Yan Yi KoayJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.
J-Ian HoJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.
Loon Shin HoJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0001-6565-1216
Nevein Philip Botross HenienJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.
Badariah AhmadJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.
Khalid Abdul KadirJeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Jalan Lagoon Selatan, Bandar Sunway, Subang Jaya 47500, Selangor, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-4206-0867
Monash University Malaysia · MY

Funding

Ministry of Higher Education FRGS/1/2018/SKK02/MUSM/02/1Monash University Malaysia TMB-2019-CR3185140918-NYT/KAK
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) is the most common microvascular complication of diabetes that affects approximately half of the diabetic population. Up to 53% of DPN patients experience neuropathic pain, which leads to a reduction in the quality of life and work productivity. Tocotrienols have been shown to possess antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and neuroprotective properties in preclinical and clinical studies. This study aimed to investigate the effects of tocotrienol-rich vitamin E (Tocovid Suprabio

Indexed as

Dietary SupplementsAgedBiomarkersDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Diabetic NeuropathiesDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleMedian NerveMiddle AgedMotor NeuronsNeural ConductionSural NerveTibiaTocotrienolsBiomarkersTGFB1 protein, humanTocotrienolsTocovidTransforming Growth Factor beta1Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVEGFA protein, humanVitamin Ediabetic peripheral neuropathytocotrienoltransforming growth factor beta-1 (TGFβ-1)type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A)vitamin E

Identifiers

PMID34836025
PMCPMC8618591
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