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Trial reportNutrients2023

The Effect of a Very-Low-Calorie Diet (VLCD) vs. a Moderate Energy Deficit Diet in Obese Women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)-A Randomised Controlled Trial.

Harshal Deshmukh, Maria Papageorgiou, Liz Wells, Shahzad Akbar, Thomas Strudwick, Ketki Deshmukh, Salvatore Giovanni Vitale, Alan Rigby, Rebecca V Vince, Marie Reid and 1 more

Open access · goldAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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In one paragraph

Trial report in Nutrients, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
19citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
6.3field-weighted citation impact, top 3% 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

19 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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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

11 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Harshal DeshmukhDepartment of Academic Diabetes and Endocrinology, Allam Diabetes Centre, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull HU3 2JZ, UK.
Maria PapageorgiouFaculty of Medicine, University of Geneva, 1205 Geneva, Switzerland.
Liz WellsSchool of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7 RX, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-1797-2300
Shahzad AkbarDepartment of Academic Diabetes and Endocrinology, Allam Diabetes Centre, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull HU3 2JZ, UK.
Thomas StrudwickSchool of Psychology and Social Work, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7 RX, UK.ORCID 0000-0001-8357-0858
Ketki DeshmukhSchool of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7 RX, UK.
Salvatore Giovanni VitaleDivision of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Cagliari, 09121 Cagliari, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6871-6097
Alan RigbyInstitute of Clinical and Applied Health Research, Hull York Medical School, Hull HU6 7 RX, UK.
Rebecca V VinceSchool of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7 RX, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-4150-0939
Marie ReidSchool of Psychology and Social Work, University of Hull, Hull HU6 7 RX, UK.
Thozhukat SathyapalanDepartment of Academic Diabetes and Endocrinology, Allam Diabetes Centre, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull HU3 2JZ, UK.ORCID 0000-0003-3544-2231
University of Hull · GBHull York Medical School · GBUniversity of Cagliari · ITUniversity of Geneva · CH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We performed an open-label, randomised controlled trial to compare the effects of a very-low-calorie diet (VLCD) vs. moderate energy deficit approach on body weight, body composition, free androgen index (FAI), and metabolic markers in obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). Forty eligible patients were randomly assigned to a VLCD (

Indexed as

Polycystic Ovary SyndromeBody WeightCaloric RestrictionDietFemaleHumansObesityenergy deficit dietmetabolic syndromePCOSVLCD

Identifiers

PMID37764656
PMCPMC10536436
OpenAlexW4386483859

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