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ArticleBMJ open2023

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Subashini Muniandy, Hanis Mastura Yahya, Suzana Shahar, Ixora Kamisan Atan, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy, Nor Fadilah Rajab, Annie George, Sasikala M Chinnappan

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Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
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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

2 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Effect ofWorld journal of clinical cases · 2025
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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.

Subashini MuniandyBiomedical Sciences Program, Centre of Healthy Ageing and Wellness, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0002-4855-3566
Hanis Mastura YahyaNutritional Sciences Program, Centre of Healthy Ageing and Wellness, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Malaysia hanis.yahya@ukm.edu.my.
Suzana ShaharDietetics Program, Centre of Healthy Ageing and Wellness, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Malaysia.
Ixora Kamisan AtanDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras, Malaysia.
Zaleha Abdullah MahdyDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Cheras, Malaysia.ORCID 0000-0003-0856-0697
Nor Fadilah RajabBiomedical Sciences Program, Centre of Healthy Ageing and Wellness, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Jalan Raja Muda Abdul Aziz, Malaysia.
Annie GeorgeDepartment of Science and Product Development, Biotropics Malaysia Berhad, Shah Alam, Malaysia.
Sasikala M ChinnappanDepartment of Science and Product Development, Biotropics Malaysia Berhad, Shah Alam, Malaysia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMETHODS AND ANALYSIS: This 12-week randomised double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study aims to evaluate the efficacy of the standardised water extract of EL known as Physta in increasing the quality of life of perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. The study involves 150 women aged 40-55 years who score more than 61 on the Menopause-Specific Quality of Life (MENQOL) assessment. These participants will be randomised into three groups, receiving Physta at either 50 mg or 100 mg or a placebo. The outcomes measures include mood state, quality of life, fatigue, sleep quality, sexual function and pain score assessed using Profile of Mood State, MENQOL, Chalder Fatigue Scale, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index, Female Sexual Function Index and the Brief Pain Inventory questionnaires, respectively. The secondary outcome of the study includes full blood analysis, urine analysis, female reproductive hormone profiling, inflammatory and oxidative stress biomarkers analysis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The research protocol of the study was reviewed and approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM/PPI/111/8/JEP-2021-898). The findings will be disseminated to participants, healthcare professionals and researchers via conference presentations and peer-reviewed publications. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER: ACTRN12622001341718.

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EurycomaPlant ExtractsDouble-Blind MethodFatigueFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPainPerimenopausePostmenopauseQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicWaterPlant ExtractsWaterClinical TrialCOMPLEMENTARY MEDICINEHerbal medicineNUTRITION & DIETETICS

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PMID37914304
PMCPMC10626840

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