Evidence / Benson et al. · 2012
A small study of a multi-ingredient blend
Selected research. Study type, product relevance and limitations are shown separately.
Editorial study summary
- Study type
- Uncontrolled human before-and-after study.
- Product relevance
- Indirect evidence from a blend containing L-ergothioneine alongside other ingredients.
- Sample or population
- 12 participants.
- Studied dose
- Multi-ingredient blend. The abstract does not report the ergothioneine dose.
- Duration
- 6 weeks of use, followed by a 6-week washout.
- Finding
- The authors reported changes from baseline in pain during use and in joint range-of-motion measures.
- Limitations
- The abstract describes no comparator. The small sample and multi-ingredient design prevent attribution to ergothioneine.
- Study quality
- Uncontrolled study with baseline comparisons. Editorial review was limited to the abstract. No formal risk-of-bias rating was assigned.
- Funding and disclosures
- Funding and conflicts were not verified from the abstract.
The studies discussed here examine ingredients or other formulations. They do not establish results for this DR.MORGAN finished product.