Effect of L-carnitine on quality of life in covert hepatic encephalopathy: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
- 2022-07-01
- RCT · n = 150
- The Korean journal of internal medicine 37(4)
- Eileen L Yoon
- Sang Bong Ahn
- Dae Won Jun
- Yong Kyun Cho
- Do Seon Song
- Jae Yoon Jeong
- Hee Yeon Kim
- Young Kul Jung
- Myeong Jun Song
- Sung Eun Kim
- Hyoung Su Kim
- Soung Won Jeong
- Sang Gyune Kim
- Tae Hee Lee
- PubMed: 35526858
- DOI: 10.3904/kjim.2021.338
- High evidence
- Large Human Trial
- Clinical
Changes in the total carnitine level also positively correlated with improvements in the Stroop test in the L-carnitine group (... inhibition test, r = 0.5; ...; all p < 0.05).
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Moderate
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 2 g/day