What Fenugreek can do for you?
The Science
The Studies
"At The Naked Pharmacy, we ensure that all of our supplements are made with effective strength bioactives, so they are clinically proven to work.
We aim for each supplement to be scientifically supported by multiple randomised placebo-controlled studies. All clinical trial studies we use to support our supplements are undertaken on human patients, using the same dosage and formulation of the product. The scientific studies are published in peer review journals."
Glossary of terms:
There are a few key terms to be aware of when reviewing these studies:
Randomised Clinical Trial
A clinical trial in which the participants are assigned randomly (by chance alone) to different treatments.
Double-blind study
A study in which neither the participants nor the experimenters know who is receiving a particular treatment. This procedure is utilised to prevent bias in research results.
Double-blind studies are particularly useful for preventing bias due to demand characteristics or the placebo effect.
P-value
The probability of obtaining the observed results of a test. The lower the p-value is, the more confident we can be of a true result. For example, a p- value of 0.001 confirms a result as 99.9% accurate.
Placebo
An inactive treatment used in a clinical trial, sometimes referred to as a “sugar pill”.
A placebo-controlled trial compares a new treatment with a placebo, in order to give greater confidence that the result is only due to the test/active ingredient.