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| Title |
Effects of Panax Ginseng Extract in Patients with Fibromyalgia: A 12-week, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial
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| Published in |
Revista Brasileira de Psiquiatria, February 2013
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| DOI | 10.1016/j.rbp.2013.01.004 |
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| Authors |
Alessandra S. Braz, Liana Clébia S. Morais, Ana Patríca Paula, Margareth F.F.M. Diniz, Reinaldo N. Almeida |
| Abstract |
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of an extract of Panax ginseng in patients with fibromyalgia. A randomized, double-blind, controlled clinical trial was carried out over 12 weeks to compare the effects of P. ginseng (100 mg/d) with amitriptyline (25 mg/d) and placebo in 38 patients with fibromyalgia: 13 in Group I (amitriptyline), 13 in Group II (placebo), and 12 in Group III (P. ginseng). Ratings on the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) revealed a reduction in pain in the P. ginseng group (p < .0001), an improvement in fatigue (p < .0001) and an improvement in sleep (p < .001), with respect to baseline characteristics, but there were no differences between the three groups. With respect to anxiety, improvements occurred in the P. ginseng group compared to baseline (p < .0001); however, amitriptyline treatment resulted in significantly greater improvements (p < .05). P. ginseng reduced the number of tender points and improved patients' quality of life (using the Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire - FIQ); however, there were no differences between groups. The beneficial effects experienced by patients for all parameters suggest a need for further studies to be performed on the tolerability and efficacy of this phytotherapic as a complementary therapy for fibromyalgia. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | 25% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Australia | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 3 | 2% |
| Australia | 3 | 2% |
| Unknown | 153 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Bachelor | 40 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 21 | 13% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 9% |
| Other | 10 | 6% |
| Researcher | 9 | 6% |
| Other | 20 | 13% |
| Unknown | 45 | 28% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 51 | 32% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 17 | 11% |
| Psychology | 10 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 4% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 6 | 4% |
| Other | 21 | 13% |
| Unknown | 48 | 30% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 15. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 17 November 2023.
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