Dr Amanda Rao
Adjunct Associate Lecturer/Fellow
School of Human Movement and Nutrition Sciences
Journal Articles
Batacan, Romeo, Briskey, David, Bajagai, Yadav Sharma, Smith, Chelsie, Stanley, Dana and Rao, Amanda (2024). Effect of palmitoylethanolamide compared to a placebo on the gut microbiome and biochemistry in an overweight adult population: a randomised, placebo controlled, double-blind study. Biomedicines, 12 (7) 1620, 1-19. doi: 10.3390/biomedicines12071620
Briskey, David and Rao, Amanda (2024). Comparison of the effects of Wild Nutrition Food‑Grown® vitamin D3 formulation with two conventional formulations on increasing plasma vitamin D levels in healthy participants: A 72‑h, randomised, parallel, comparator study. International Journal of Functional Nutrition, 5 (1) 3, 1-7. doi: 10.3892/ijfn.2024.37
Briskey, David, Ebelt, Phillippa and Rao, Amanda (2023). The effect of Levagen+ (Palmitoylethanolamide) supplementation on symptoms of allergic rhinitis—a double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Nutrients, 15 (23) 4940, 4940. doi: 10.3390/nu15234940
Rao, Amanda, Moussa, Amel A., Erickson, Jane and Briskey, David (2023). Efficacy of topical palmitoylethanolamide (Levagen+) for the management of eczema symptoms: a double-blind, comparator-controlled, randomized clinical trial. Skin Pharmacology and Physiology, 36 (6), 288-295. doi: 10.1159/000536670
Pickering, Emily, Steels, Elizabeth, Rao, Amanda and Steadman, Kathryn J. (2022). An exploratory study of the safety and efficacy of a Trigonella foenum-graecum seed extract in early glucose dysregulation: a double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial. Pharmaceutics, 14 (11) 2453, 1-13. doi: 10.3390/pharmaceutics14112453
Pickering, Emily, Steels, Elizabeth L., Steadman, Kathryn J., Rao, Amanda and Vitetta, Luis (2022). A randomized controlled trial assessing the safety and efficacy of palmitoylethanolamide for treating diabetic-related peripheral neuropathic pain. Inflammopharmacology, 30 (6), 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10787-022-01033-8
Briskey, David, Roche, Georgia and Rao, Amanda (2022). The Effect of a Dispersible Curcumin (HydroCurc®) Compared to a Placebo for Reducing Joint Pain in an Adult Population - A Randomised, Double-Blind Study. Complementary Medicine Research, 29 (6), 429-436. doi: 10.1159/000524689
Coulson, Samantha, Rao, Amanda, Beck, Shoshannah L., Steels, Elizabeth, Gramotnev, Helen and Vitetta, Luis (2013). A phase II randomised double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial investigating the efficacy and safety of ProstateEZE Max: a herbal medicine preparation for the management of symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy. Complementary Therapies in Medicine, 21 (3), 172-179. doi: 10.1016/j.ctim.2013.01.007
Conference Paper
Vitetta, L., Coulson, S., Rao, A. and Steels, E. (2013). A phase II randomised double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial investigating the efficacy and safety of a herbal medicine preparation for the management of symptoms of benign prostatic hypertrophy. 3rd International Conference on the Science of Nutrition in Medicine and Healthcare, Sydney, NSW Australia, 3-5 May 2013.