2024
Research and publication gaps on kratom and kratom products: a scoping review of current literature
Vicknasingam B, Karunakaran T, Chawarski M. Research and publication gaps on kratom and kratom products: a scoping review of current literature. Current Opinion In Psychiatry 2024, 37: 282-291. PMID: 38818826, DOI: 10.1097/yco.0000000000000950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth system databasePublic health impactPublic health consequencesPrevalence ratesNational surveyHealth impactsPublic healthPublication gapSystem databaseCase series reportControlled clinical studiesClinical case reportEpidemiological factorsEpidemiological surveillanceCase reportScopus databasesSeries reportClinical studiesKratom productsSurveyHuman laboratoryResearch articlesKratomHealthAnalytical study
2020
Kratom and Pain Tolerance: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study.
Vicknasingam B, Chooi WT, Rahim AA, Ramachandram D, Singh D, Ramanathan S, Yusof NSM, Zainal H, Murugaiyah V, Gueorguieva R, Mansor SM, Chawarski MC. Kratom and Pain Tolerance: A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind Study. The Yale Journal Of Biology And Medicine 2020, 93: 229-238. PMID: 32607084, PMCID: PMC7309661.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDouble-blind studyPain toleranceCold pressor taskConsumption of placeboSigns of withdrawalKratom consumptionTraditional medicine useKratom ingestionPain reliefPain onsetInpatient staySafety profileMedicine useWithdrawal symptomsPlacebo drinkHand withdrawalHealth statusVital signsKratom productsSelf-reported dataRandomized sequencePlaceboKratomSignificant increaseDecoction