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Trial reportInternational journal of molecular sciences2025

A Mitochondrial Supplement Improves Function and Mitochondrial Activity in Autism: A Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Cross-Over Trial.

Zoë Hill, Patrick J McCarty, Richard G Boles, Richard E Frye

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in International journal of molecular sciences, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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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

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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

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Zoë HillAutism Discovery and Treatment Foundation, Phoenix, AZ 85050, USA.
Patrick J McCartyTulane Medical School, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-7111-9576
Richard G BolesMitochondrial and Molecular Medicine, Pasadena, CA 91105, USA.
Richard E FryeAutism Discovery and Treatment Foundation, Phoenix, AZ 85050, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-4442-2937

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is associated with mitochondrial dysfunction, but studies demonstrating the efficacy of treatments are scarce. We sought to determine whether a mitochondrial-targeted dietary supplement designed for children with ASD improved mitochondrial function and ASD symptomatology using a double-blind placebo-controlled cross-over design. Sixteen children [mean age 9 years 4 months; 88% male] with non-syndromic ASD and mitochondrial enzyme abnormalities, as measured by MitoSwab (Religen, Plymouth Meeting, PA, USA), received weight-adjusted SpectrumNeeds

Indexed as

Autism Spectrum DisorderAutistic DisorderDietary SupplementsMitochondriaChildCross-Over StudiesDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansMaleOxidative Stressautismclinical trialmitochondrianutritional supplementrespirometry

Identifiers

PMID40141123
PMCPMC11941969

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