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| − | {{Infobox Study|publications={{cite journal | vauthors=((Büssing, A.)), ((Raak, C.)), ((Ostermann, T.)) | journal=Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM | title=Quality of Life and Related Dimensions in Cancer Patients Treated with Mistletoe Extract (Iscador): A Meta-Analysis | volume=2012 | pages=219402 | date= 2012 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3124023/ | doi=10.1155/2012/219402 | access-date=16 March 2023}}}} | + | {{Infobox Study|publications={{cite journal | vauthors=((Büssing, A.)), ((Raak, C.)), ((Ostermann, T.)) | journal=Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM | title=Quality of Life and Related Dimensions in Cancer Patients Treated with Mistletoe Extract (Iscador): A Meta-Analysis | volume=2012 | pages=219402 | date= 2012 | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3124023/ | doi=10.1155/2012/219402 | access-date=16 March 2023}}|study type=Meta-analysis}} |
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''Objectives''. The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine the effectiveness of the fermented plant extract ''Iscador'', produced from the white-berry European mistletoe, in the treatment of patients with cancer with respect to quality-of-life- (QoL-) associated measures. ''Methods''. We searched databases such as PubMed/Medline, Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE), CAMbase, and other for controlled clinical studies on parameters associated with QoL. Outcome data were extracted and converted into standardized mean differences and their standard errors. ''Results''. Thirteen prospective and controlled studies which met the inclusion/exclusion criteria reported positive effects in favor of the ''Iscador'' application. A random-effect meta-analysis estimated the overall treatment effect at standardized mean difference = 0.56 (CI: 0.41 to 0.71, ''P'' < .0001). However, the methodological quality of the studies was poor. ''Conclusions''. The analyzed studies give some evidence that ''Iscador'' treatment might have beneficial short-time effects on QoL-associated dimensions and psychosomatic self-regulation. | ''Objectives''. The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine the effectiveness of the fermented plant extract ''Iscador'', produced from the white-berry European mistletoe, in the treatment of patients with cancer with respect to quality-of-life- (QoL-) associated measures. ''Methods''. We searched databases such as PubMed/Medline, Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE), CAMbase, and other for controlled clinical studies on parameters associated with QoL. Outcome data were extracted and converted into standardized mean differences and their standard errors. ''Results''. Thirteen prospective and controlled studies which met the inclusion/exclusion criteria reported positive effects in favor of the ''Iscador'' application. A random-effect meta-analysis estimated the overall treatment effect at standardized mean difference = 0.56 (CI: 0.41 to 0.71, ''P'' < .0001). However, the methodological quality of the studies was poor. ''Conclusions''. The analyzed studies give some evidence that ''Iscador'' treatment might have beneficial short-time effects on QoL-associated dimensions and psychosomatic self-regulation. | ||
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| Quality of Life and Related Dimensions in Cancer Patients Treated with Mistletoe Extract (Iscador): A Meta-Analysis | |
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| Study type | Meta-analysis |
| publication(s) | Büssing, A., Raak, C., Ostermann, T. (2012). "Quality of Life and Related Dimensions in Cancer Patients Treated with Mistletoe Extract (Iscador): A Meta-Analysis". Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM. 2012: 219402. doi:10.1155/2012/219402. Retrieved 16 March 2023. |
Abstract
Objectives. The aim of this meta-analysis was to determine the effectiveness of the fermented plant extract Iscador, produced from the white-berry European mistletoe, in the treatment of patients with cancer with respect to quality-of-life- (QoL-) associated measures. Methods. We searched databases such as PubMed/Medline, Excerpta Medica Database (EMBASE), CAMbase, and other for controlled clinical studies on parameters associated with QoL. Outcome data were extracted and converted into standardized mean differences and their standard errors. Results. Thirteen prospective and controlled studies which met the inclusion/exclusion criteria reported positive effects in favor of the Iscador application. A random-effect meta-analysis estimated the overall treatment effect at standardized mean difference = 0.56 (CI: 0.41 to 0.71, P < .0001). However, the methodological quality of the studies was poor. Conclusions. The analyzed studies give some evidence that Iscador treatment might have beneficial short-time effects on QoL-associated dimensions and psychosomatic self-regulation.