HUMAN CLINICAL RESEARCH BY COUNTRY

Belarus

  • Spirulina- natural sorbent of radionucleides. by L.P. Loseva and I.V. Dardynskaya. Sep 1993. Research Institute of Radiation Medicine, Minsk, Belarus. 6th Int’l Congress of Applied Algology, Czech Republic. Belarus.
  • Spirulina platensis and specialties to support detoxifying pollutants and to strengthen the immune system. by L.P. Loseva. Sep 1999. Research Institute of Radiation Medicine, Minsk, Belarus. 8th Int’l Congress of Applied Algology, Italy. Belarus.

Cambodia

  • Spirulina as a daily nutritional supplement of young pre-school Cambodian children of deprived settings: a single-blinded, placebo-controlled, cross-over trial. by Hubert Barennes et al. Pub. in Barennes et al. BMC Pediatrics. (2022) 22:701. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-022-03766-5.

Cameroon

  • The Effect of Arthrospira platensis Capsules on CD4 T-Cells and Antioxidative Capacity in a Randomized Pilot Study of Adult Women Infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus Not under HAART in Yaoundé, Cameroon. by Frank Stephane Winter et al. Pub. in JNutrients 2014, 6, 2973-2986; Cameroon.

China

  • Spirulina in Jiangxi China. by Miao Jian Ren. 1987. Academy of Agricultural Science. Presented at Soc. Appl. Algology, Lille France Sep. 1987. China.
  • The study on curative effect of zinc containing spirulina for zinc deficient children. by Wen Yonghuang, et al. 1994. Capital Medical College, Beijing. Presented at 5th Int’l Phycological Congress, Qingdao, June 1994. China.

Congo

  • Spirulina Supplements Improved the Nutritional Status of Undernourished Children Quickly and Significantly: Experience from Kisantu, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. by FrankFéfé Khuabi Matondo et al. 2017. Pub. in International Journal of Pediatrics, Volume 2016, Article ID 1296414, 5 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/1296414.

Germany

  • Clinical and biochemical evaluations of spirulina with regard to its application in the treatment of obesity. by E.W. Becker, et al. 1986. Inst. Chem. Pfanz. Pub. in Nutrition Reports Int’l, Vol. 33, No. 4, pg 565. Germany.

India

  • Spirulina supplementation: A double-blind, randomized, comparative study in young anemic Indian women by Lucia C. Leal-Esteban al. 2021. Pub in Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health 12 (2021) 100884.
  • Evaluation of chemoprevention of oral cancer with spirulina. by Babu, M. et al. 1995. Pub. in Nutrition and Cancer, Vol. 24, No. 2, 197-202. India.
  • Bioavailability of spirulina carotenes in preschool children. by V. Annapurna, et al. 1991. National Institute of Nutrition, Hyderabad, India. J. Clin. Biochem Nutrition. 10 145-151. India.
  • Large scale nutritional supplementation with spirulina alga. by C.V. Seshadri. 1993. All India Coordinated Project on Spirulina. Shri Amm Murugappa Chettiar Research Center (MCRC) Madras, India.

Iran

  • Effect of high-dose Spirulina supplementation on hospitalized adults with COVID-19: a randomized controlled trial.
    by Mohammad Reza Aghasadeghi et al. Pub. in Frontiers in Immunology. (2024) 08 April 2024. DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1332425.

Japan

  • Clinical experiences of administration of spirulina to patients with hupochronic anemia. by T. Takeuchi, et al. 1978. Tokyo Medical and Dental Univ. Japan.
  • Cholesterol lowering effect of spirulina. by N. Nayaka, et al. 1988. Tokai Univ. Pub. in Nutrition Reports Int’l, Vol. 37, No. 6, 1329-1337. Japan.

Macedonia

  • Influence of extensive training on the number of erythrocytes and hemoglobin level and its correction. by Z. Trojacanec et al. 1998. Skopje, Macedonia. Pub in XXIV FIMS World Congress of Sports Medicine, June 1998.

Poland

  • An attempt to induce an immunomodulatory effect in rowers with spirulina extract. by Artur Juszkiewicz et al. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (2018) 15:9 https://doi.org/10.11.

Romania

  • Observations on the utilization of spirulina as an adjuvant nutritive factor in treating some diseases accompanied by a nutritional deficiency. by V. Fica, et al. 1984. Clinica II Medicala, Spitalui Clinic, Bucuresti. Med. Interna 36 (3). Romania. (In Romanian).

Russia

  • Means to normalize the levels of immunoglobulin E, using the food supplement Spirulina. by L. Evets, et al. 1994. Grodenski State Medical Univ. Russian Federation Committee of Patents and Trade. Patent (19)RU (11)2005486. Jan. 15, 1994. Russia.

Senegal

  • Spirulina Supplementation in Pregnant Women in the Dakar Region (Senegal). by Khadim Niang, et al. 2017. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2017, 7, 147-154 http://www.scirp.org/journal/ojog. ISSN Online: 2160-8806. ISSN Print: 2160-8792.

Zaire

  • Effectiveness of spirulina algae as food for children with protein-energy malnutrition in a tropical environment. by P. Bucaille. 1990. University Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France. Oct. 1990. Zaire. (in French).

Zambia

  • Multiple micronutrient supplementation using spirulina platensis and infant growth, morbidity, and motor development: Evidence from a randomized trial in Zambia by Kazuya Masuda et al. 2019. PLoS ONE 14(2): e0211693. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal.pone.0211693.