L-Carnitine and Improved Joint Function

• Effect of l-Carnitine Supplementation on Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review.

  • 2024-02-22
  • Meta-Analysis · n = 619
  • Molecular nutrition & food research 68(8)
  • • Haiyang Kou
    • Bo Li
    • Zhili Wang
    • Jianbing Ma

  • PubMed: 38389158
  • DOI: 10.1002/mnfr.202300614

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  • Improved Joint Function

  • High evidence
  • Rigorous Journal
  • Clinical

  OA patients' Western Ontario and McMaster University (WOMAC) function improves and that treatment efficacy outperforms that of the control group (mean difference [MD] = -7.75, 95% CI [-14.63, -0.86]; Z = 2.21; p = 0.03)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes