Effect of L-carnitine supplementation on lipid profile and apolipoproteins in children on hemodialysis: a randomized placebo-controlled clinical trial.
- 2021-05-26
- RCT · n = 30
- Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) 36(11)
- Fatemeh Hamedi-Kalajahi
- Meysam Zarezadeh
- Sayed Yousef Mojtahedi
- Sakineh Shabbidar
- Dariyoosh Fahimi
- Hossein Imani
- PubMed: 34037885
- DOI: 10.1007/s00467-021-05080-1
- High evidence
- Clinical
L-carnitine supplementation significantly reduced serum LDL-C and TC and increased serum FC compared to placebo.
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Small
- Significant
- Yes
- Dose
- 50 mg/kg/day