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Vaccinium myrtillus increases six-minute walk test distance

raisesVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“The mean 6-minute walk test distance increased significantly more in the bilberry group compared to the control group: mean difference 38 m at follow-up (95% confidence interval 14-62, P = .003).”
Quoted verbatim from Freeze-dried bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) dietary supplement improves walking distance and lipids after myocardial infarction: an open-label randomized clinical trial.
This finding among the 3 findings on its endpoint

Vaccinium myrtillus

Six-minute walk test distance

raises

Effect as reported

38mean difference

CI 14 to 62

Who
patients after acute myocardial infarction treated with percutaneous coronary intervention; open-label; standard medical therapy in both arms; control received standard medical therapy alone
Dose studied
40 g/day for 8 weeks

Very limited evidencePMID 30803503 · 2019

02 · The study

Study
RCT
Duration
8 weeks

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.)
What else it reported1 finding · 0 compounds · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M71KKH2ZE457XAFQ5TRYBFF4