Evidence mapPaperPMID 29670330Full record

Trial reportDrug design, development and therapy2018

The efficacy and safety of

Tavga Ahmed Aziz, Saad Abdulrahman Hussain, Taha Othman Mahwi, Zheen Aorahman Ahmed, Heshu Sulaiman Rahman, Abdullah Rasedee

Open access · goldAbstract readMulticenter StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
In one paragraph

Trial report in Drug design, development and therapy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
22citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
6.4field-weighted citation impact, top 4% 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

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 53 citations in OpenAlex.

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  11. The Potential ofMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023
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  14. Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022
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  18. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022
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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

6 authors at 3 institutions in 2 countries.

Tavga Ahmed AzizDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani City.
Saad Abdulrahman HussainDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Al-Rafidain University, Baghdad.
Taha Othman MahwiDepartment of Medicine, College of Medicine.
Zheen Aorahman AhmedDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Pharmacy, University of Sulaimani, Sulaimani City.
Heshu Sulaiman RahmanDepartment of Clinic and Internal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sulaimani.
Abdullah RasedeeDepartment of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosis, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia.
Alrafidain University College · IQUniversiti Putra Malaysia · MYUniversity of Sulaimani · IQ

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

aimType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is one of the major diseases confronting the health care systems. In diabetes mellitus (DM), combined use of oral hypoglycemic medications has been shown to be more effective than metformin (Met) alone in glycemic control. This study determined the effects of SUBJECTS AND

methodsSixty T2DM patients were recruited in a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, and multicenter trial. The patients, currently using Met, were randomly grouped into those treated with either GKB extract (120 mg/day) or placebo (starch, 120 mg/day) for 90 days. Blood glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting serum glucose, serum insulin, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), insulin resistance, and visceral adiposity index (VAI) were determined before (baseline) and after 90 days of GKB extract treatment.

resultsGKB extract significantly decreased blood HbA1c (7.7%±1.2% vs baseline 8.6%±1.6%,

conclusionGKB extract as an adjuvant was effective in improving Met treatment outcomes in T2DM patients. Thus, it is suggested that GKB extract is an effective dietary supplement for the control of DM in humans.

Indexed as

AdultAgedDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Double-Blind MethodFemaleGinkgo bilobaGinkgo ExtractHumansHypoglycemic AgentsMaleMetforminMiddle AgedPlacebo EffectPlant ExtractsGinkgo biloba extractGinkgo ExtractHypoglycemic AgentsMetforminPlant ExtractsBMIGinkgo biloba extractglycemic controlinsulin resistancemetforminT2DM

Identifiers

PMID29670330
PMCPMC5896648
OpenAlexW2796359957

What Socratic holds

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