PapersPMID:36185698
A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial investigating the effects of an Ocimum tenuiflorum (Holy Basil) extract (HolixerTM) on stress, mood, and sleep in adults experiencing stress.
What moved
1 findingHow to read these marks →“Moreover, from baseline to week 8, there was a statistically significant greater reduction in PSS scores in the Ocimum group compared to the placebo group (p = 0.012).”
- Study
- RCT
- Duration
- 8 weeks
- Interests
- Industry funded
- Dose studied
- 2 capsules of 62.5 mg extract twice daily for 8 weeks, stated by the paper as delivering 250 mg daily
- Population
- Adults aged 18 to 65 years experiencing stress for longer than a month with sleep problems (PSS 14 or higher), medication free, non-smokers
Study record
- Design
- randomised controlled trial
- Species
- human
- Population
- Adults aged 18 to 65 years experiencing stress for longer than a month and sleep problems, PSS 14 or higher, recruited online in Australia
- Participants
- 100
- Comparator
- placebo
- Duration
- 56 days
- Endpoints measured
- 58