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. 2023 Jun 22;2023(6):CD001423. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001423.pub4

Mandressi 1983.

Study characteristics
Methods Study design: double‐blind parallel‐group randomized trial
Study dates: not available
Setting: outpatient, single center, national
Country: Italy
Participants Inclusion criteria:
  • Men between 50 and 80 years old with prostate adenoma diagnosed

  • Men were never treated for prostate adenoma and no other diseases present


Exclusion criteria: not available
Sample size: 60 randomized participants
Age (years): not available
IPSS score (baseline): not available
Prostate size: not available
Interventions Group 1 (n = 19): Serenoa repens (Permixon 160 mg twice daily)
Group 2 (n = 15): placebo (capsule)
Group 3 (n = 15): Pygeum africanum
Co‐interventions: none
Outcomes This study did not report any outcomes relevant to this review.
Other outcomes: individual symptom scales
Notes Funding sources: not available
Declarations of interest: not available