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Extended Treatment with Micron-Size Oral Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) in Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Vittorio Schweiger, Carlo Schievano, Alvise Martini, Luca Polati, Giovanna Del Balzo, Salvatore Simari, Beatrice Milan, Gabriele Finco, Giustino Varrassi, Enrico Polati

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Synthesis in Nutrients, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Vittorio SchweigerDepartment of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, Verona University Hospital, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Carlo SchievanoInnovative Statistical Research, 35100 Padua, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7176-1980
Alvise MartiniDepartment of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, Verona University Hospital, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Luca PolatiDepartment of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, Verona University Hospital, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Giovanna Del BalzoDepartment of Medicine and Public Health, Section of Forensic Medicine, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Salvatore SimariDepartment of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, Verona University Hospital, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Beatrice MilanDepartment of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, Verona University Hospital, 37134 Verona, Italy.
Gabriele FincoDepartment of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, 09042 Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3059-9865
Giustino VarrassiPaolo Procacci Foundation, 00193 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-3822-2923
Enrico PolatiDepartment of Anesthesia, Intensive Care and Pain Therapy, Verona University Hospital, 37134 Verona, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) emerged over the years as a promising approach in the management of chronic pain. Despite the fact that the efficacy of micron-size PEA formulations appears to be time-dependent, the optimal timing has not yet been elucidated. This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to estimate the possible advantage of an extended treatment in the relief of chronic pain. The literature search was conducted consulting scientific databases, to identify clinical trials in which micron-size PEA was administered for at least 60 days, and pain assessed by the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) or Numeric Rating Scale (NRS). Nine studies matched the required criteria, for a total of 742 patients involved. The meta-analysis showed a statistically and clinically significant pain intensity reduction after 60 days of micron-size PEA supplementation, compared to 30 days (1.36 points,

Indexed as

AmidesChronic PainEthanolaminesPalmitic AcidsAdministration, OralAnalgesicsHumansPain MeasurementTreatment OutcomeAmidesAnalgesicsEthanolaminespalmidrolPalmitic Acidschronic painchronic pelvic painmicron-size PEAneuroinflammationpalmitoylethanolamide(ultra-)micronization

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PMID38892586
PMCPMC11174044

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