2017
Efficacy of Palmitoylethanolamide for Pain: A Meta-Analysis.
Artukoglu BB, Beyer C, Zuloff-Shani A, Brener E, Bloch MH. Efficacy of Palmitoylethanolamide for Pain: A Meta-Analysis. Pain Physician 2017, 20: 353-362. PMID: 28727699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEfficacy of palmitoylethanolamidePlacebo-controlled trialInactive control conditionsSystematic reviewVisual analog pain scaleAnalog pain scaleSerious adverse eventsEffect of palmitoylethanolamideWeighted mean differenceGreater pain reductionPEA treatmentInactive control groupPain reductionPain scoresAdverse eventsPain scalePain managementPrimary outcomeChronic painConcomitant treatmentControl conditionUseful treatmentAnalgesic agentsPlacebo controlClinical trials
2012
Meta-analysis of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation of Formula and Infant Cognition
Qawasmi A, Landeros-Weisenberger A, Leckman JF, Bloch MH. Meta-analysis of Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Supplementation of Formula and Infant Cognition. Pediatrics 2012, 129: 1141-1149. PMID: 22641753, PMCID: PMC3362904, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2011-2127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLCPUFA supplementationClinical trialsInfant formulaLong-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid SupplementationBayley ScalesPolyunsaturated Fatty Acid SupplementationTrial methodologic qualityInfants fed formulaWeighted mean differenceSecondary subgroup analysisFatty acid supplementationMeasures of neurodevelopmentInfant Development scoresFed formulaPrimary outcomeSubgroup analysisUnsupplemented formulaMethodologic qualityInclusion criteriaPrematurity statusAcid supplementationSupplementation efficacySecondary analysisPublication biasMean difference