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Trial reportNutrients2022

Effectivity of Saffron Extract (Saffr'Activ) on Treatment for Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Clinical Effectivity Study.

Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla, Esther Moyano-Ramírez, Olga Méndez-González, María Rodrigo-Yanguas, Marina Martin-Moratinos, Marcos Bella-Fernández

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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 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.1field-weighted citation impact, top 13% 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

9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 20 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Trial
  3. The Therapeutic Effects ofHealth science reports · 2026
    Article
  4. Adverse Events of Saffron (Health science reports · 2026
    Article
  5. Frontiers in molecular neuroscience · 2026
    Article
  6. Article
  7. Review
  8. Review
  9. The Effect of Saffron Kozanis (Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
    Article
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

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hilario Blasco-FontecillaHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, 28222 Majadahonda, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2864-6298
Esther Moyano-RamírezHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, 28222 Majadahonda, Spain.
Olga Méndez-GonzálezHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, 28222 Majadahonda, Spain.
María Rodrigo-YanguasHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, 28222 Majadahonda, Spain.
Marina Martin-MoratinosHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, 28222 Majadahonda, Spain.ORCID 0000-0003-1328-1369
Marcos Bella-FernándezHospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda, 28222 Majadahonda, Spain.ORCID 0000-0001-6621-0199
Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro Majadahonda · ESInstituto de Salud Carlos III · ES

Funding

Masso N/A
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder is the most prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder worldwide. Choice treatment includes psychostimulants, but parents tend to be reluctant to administer them due to side effects, and alternatives are needed. Saffron extract is a natural stimulant that has been proven safe and effective for treating a variety of mental disorders. This study compares the efficacy of saffron and the usual treatment with methylphenidate, using objective and pen-and-paper tests. We performed a non-randomized clinical trial with two groups, methylphenidate (

Indexed as

Attention Deficit Disorder with HyperactivityCentral Nervous System StimulantsCrocusMethylphenidateAdolescentChildHumansParentsCentral Nervous System StimulantsMethylphenidateADHDCPTsaffron

Identifiers

PMID36235697
PMCPMC9573091
OpenAlexW4297523232

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