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Trial reportNutrients2024

A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial: Efficacy of

Marta Mellai, Marta Allesina, Benedetto Edoardo, Federica Cascella, Vincenzo Nobile, Amelia Spina, Fabio Amone, Vincenzo Zaccaria, Violetta Insolia, Anna Perri and 2 more

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
5citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 11% 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

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Oral Administration of anFoods (Basel, Switzerland) · 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

12 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Marta MellaiDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Marta AllesinaDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Benedetto EdoardoGIGA-CP Italian Association for Primary Care Gastroenterology, 87036 Rende, Italy.
Federica CascellaDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Piemonte Orientale, 28100 Novara, Italy.
Vincenzo NobileR&D Department, Complife Italia S.r.l., 27028 San Martino Siccomario, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9147-302X
Amelia SpinaNutratech S.r.l., Spin-Off of University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.
Fabio AmoneNutratech S.r.l., Spin-Off of University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.
Vincenzo ZaccariaR&D Department, Bionap S.r.l., 95032 Belpasso, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8143-2838
Violetta InsoliaAlma Mater Europea, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia.
Anna PerriDepartment of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Magna Grecia University of Catanzaro, 88100 Catanzaro, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2852-0919
Danilo LofaroDepartment of Mechanical, Energy, Management Engineering, University of Calabria, 87036 Rende, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2081-463X
Francesco PuociDepartment of Pharmacy, Health and Nutritional Sciences, University of Calabria, 87100 Cosenza, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5963-6762
University of Calabria · ITUniversità degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale “Amedeo Avogadro” · ITAlma Mater Europaea · SIMagna Graecia University · IT

Funding

Bionap S.r.l. 0002559/2021 Rev.02 by 08/04/2022
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gut dysbiosis refers to an imbalance in gut microbiota composition and function.

Indexed as

OpuntiaPrebioticsAdultBacteriaDouble-Blind MethodDysbiosisFecesHumansPrebiotics16S rDNAdysbiosisfibersgutOpuntia ficus-indicaprebioticssequencing

Identifiers

PMID38474715
PMCPMC10934938
OpenAlexW4391996913

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Registered trials

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