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Compound monograph · §3

KPV — clinical evidence

Assessed outcomes with certainty ratings, contributing trials and the reasoning for each rating.

Document identifier
CEI-MN-034/3
Series
Compound monograph
Version
1.3
Published
01 Feb 2023
Last reviewed
01 Mar 2024
Next review
01 Mar 2026
Identifier
10.71829/cei.mono.34
Certainty
Very low
Cycle
2023 Q1

§3Clinical evidence

Assessed outcomes for KPVPoint estimates with confidence intervals for each contributing study, plotted against the line of no effect.0.00.20.40.60.8Standardised direction and relative magnitude of the recorded effectIndicationEffect as recordedWound healing0 trials · Very lowNo randomised controlled human trial…Mucosal barrier0 trials · Very lowNo randomised controlled human trial…
Moderate or high certaintyLow or very low certainty
Figure 3. Illustrative. Assessed outcomes plotted on a common standardised axis so that direction and relative magnitude can be compared at a glance. The estimates are not on a common natural scale and the intervals are the Institute's standardised representation of the reported precision, not the published confidence intervals. Published intervals appear in the per-indication extracts and in the text below.

§3.1Cutaneous wound healing and tissue repair

Anchor outcome. Time to complete closure.

Effect as recorded. No randomised controlled human trial identified; —.[1,2]

Certainty. Very low certainty Preclinical and small uncontrolled dermatological reports only.

Contributing trials. None identified. The rating reflects an absence of controlled evidence rather than conflicting evidence.

Full evidence extract for cutaneous wound healing and tissue repair · Indication assessment

§3.2Inflammatory bowel disease and mucosal barrier disorders

Anchor outcome. Clinical remission.

Effect as recorded. No randomised controlled human trial identified; —.[2,3]

Certainty. Very low certainty Preclinical colitis models only, though the mechanistic rationale for a local intestinal effect is among the more coherent in this group.

Contributing trials. None identified. The rating reflects an absence of controlled evidence rather than conflicting evidence.

Full evidence extract for inflammatory bowel disease and mucosal barrier disorders · Indication assessment

References cited on this page

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  1. D’Hondt M, Bracke N, Taevernier L, Gevaert B, Verbeke F, Wynendaele E, De Spiegeleer B. Related impurities in peptide medicines. Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis 2014;101:2–30. doi:10.1016/j.jpba.2014.06.012 · PMID 25044089
  2. Clayton AH, Althof SE, Kingsberg S, DeRogatis LR, Kroll R, Goldstein I, Kaminetsky J, Spana C, Lucas J, Jordan R, Portman DJ. Bremelanotide for female sexual dysfunctions in premenopausal women: a randomized, placebo-controlled dose-finding trial. Women’s Health 2016;12(3):325–337. doi:10.2217/whe-2016-0018 · PMID 27638896
  3. Bhattacharyya S, Wang J, Kaplan RM. Quality of peptide products obtained from unregulated online suppliers: an analytical survey. Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences 2024;113(4):1102–1110. doi:10.1016/j.xphs.2023.11.021 Cited by the Institute as an indicative analytical survey; sample frame was not random.

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