ArticleFrontiers in nutrition2023
Exploring the short-term influence of a proprietary oil extract of black cumin (
Article in Frontiers in nutrition, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 3 papers.
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- Erratum issued
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Abstract
Background: Methods: This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial aimed to investigate the efficacy of BCO-5 on the sleep quality of volunteers characterized with a self-reported non-restorative sleep disorder. Healthy male and female participants ( Results: Compared to placebo, BCO-5 significantly improved sleep quality, as evidenced by both intra-group and inter-group analyses of the actigraphy data. The relative improvements observed were sleep efficiency (7.8%, Conclusion: BCO-5 significantly improved non-restorative sleep in seven days, indicating its potential role as a natural sleep aid.
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