Impact of L-carnitine supplementation on post-transplant outcomes in liver transplant candidates with sarcopenia: A randomized controlled open-label trial.
- 2025-12
- RCT · n = 18
- Clinical nutrition ESPEN 70
- Marwa Abd El-Razek Salama
- Elham Ahmed Hassan
- Nahed A Makhlouf
- PubMed: 40962224
- DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2025.09.008
- High evidence
- Clinical
Mortality was significantly lower in the L-carnitine group (16.7 % vs. 55.6 %; P = 0.003)
- Effect
- Beneficial
- Effect size
- Large
- Significant
- Yes