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Effect of selenium on markers of risk of pre-eclampsia in UK pregnant women: a randomised, controlled pilot trial.

The British journal of nutrition2014The record

1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint · 1 null

What it reported

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Every finding here is a null result.

What did not

1 finding

  • selenium atom — no detected effect on gestational age at delivery (length of gestation)

    Evidence strength: moderate.FindingNull resultreplicated ×1
    “The mean gestational age at delivery was 39·65 (95 % CI 39·45, 39·86) weeks overall, 39·75 (95 % CI 39·50, 40·00) weeks in the Se-treated group and 39·56 (95 % CI 39·24, 39·88) weeks in the placebo group, with no significant difference being observed between the Se-treated and placebo groups.”
    Quoted verbatim from Effect of selenium on markers of risk of pre-eclampsia in UK pregnant women: a randomised, controlled pilot trial..
    Study
    RCT
    Dose
    60 µg/d Se as Se-enriched yeast (SelenoPrecise) versus placebo yeast, from randomisation until delivery
    Population
    Primiparous pregnant women, Oxford UK, randomised at 12-14 weeks of gestation, whole randomised cohort

    Effect of selenium on markers of risk of pre-eclampsia in UK pregnant women: a randomised, controlled pilot trial.2014PMID:2470891710.1017/S0007114514000531Industry fundedPermalink