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Trial reportNutrients2022

Positive Effects of a Lecithin-Based Delivery Form of

Attilio Giacosa, Antonella Riva, Giovanna Petrangolini, Pietro Allegrini, Teresa Fazia, Luisa Bernardinelli, Gabriella Peroni, Mariangela Rondanelli

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nutrients, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 31% 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

4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Advances in Drug Delivery Systems for Boswellic Acids fromInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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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

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Attilio GiacosaCDI (Centro Diagnostico Italiano), 20147 Milan, Italy.
Antonella RivaR&D Department, Indena SpA, 20139 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2819-943X
Giovanna PetrangoliniR&D Department, Indena SpA, 20139 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6681-7329
Pietro AllegriniR&D Department, Indena SpA, 20139 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4380-9577
Teresa FaziaDepartment of Brain and Behavioral Science, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9577-8450
Luisa BernardinelliDepartment of Brain and Behavioral Science, University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.
Gabriella PeroniEndocrinology and Nutrition Unit, Azienda di Servizi alla Persona ''Istituto Santa Margherita'', University of Pavia, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-1632-1787
Mariangela RondanelliIRCCS Mondino Foundation, 27100 Pavia, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-8336-4851
University of Pavia · ITIndena (Italy) · ITCentro Diagnostico Italiano · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acute diarrhea is a frequent problem worldwide, mostly due to gastrointestinal infections or food poisoning. Boswellia serrata could be active in the treatment of acute diarrhea due to its anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, and antimicrobial activity. In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study, 49 adults with acute diarrhea were randomly allocated to receive 250 mg of a lecithin-based delivery form of Boswellia serrata (CASP) or placebo for 5 days. The time it took to become healthy with stoppage of diarrhea (primary end point) was significantly shorter in the intervention group (3.08 vs. 4.44 days: p-value < 0.0001). The probability of subjects treated with CASP to recover sooner was equal to 80.2%. A significantly lower number of stools was observed in the CASP group over time (β = −0.17, p-value < 0.0001). A significant difference was observed between the two groups for abdominal pain, nausea, and GAE (global assessment of efficacy). In conclusion, the lecithin-based delivery form of Boswellia serrata extract could be a useful addition to the treatment of acute diarrhea in adults. CASP is safe and reduces the time it takes to become healthy, the frequency of stools, the abdominal pain and nausea of subjects with acute diarrhea. Further studies are needed to confirm these promising results.

Indexed as

BoswelliaAbdominal PainAdultDiarrheaHumansImmunologic FactorsLecithinsNauseaPlant ExtractsImmunologic FactorsLecithinsPlant Extractsacute diarrheaadult subjectsBoswellia serrataPhytosomerandomized study

Identifiers

PMID35565826
PMCPMC9101471
OpenAlexW4225287537

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