L-Carnosine and Reduced Pressure Ulcer Severity

Doses used in studies

mg/day: 116 (median 116, IQR 116–116) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 4 weeks · IQR 4 weeks–4 weeks · Range 4 weeks–4 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

Effects of L-carnosine and its zinc complex (Polaprezinc) on pressure ulcer healing.

2013-07-08
Clinical Trial · n = 18
Nutrition in clinical practice : official publication of the American Society for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition 28(5)
- Kensaku Sakae
- Toshihiko Agata
- Ryoichi Kamide
- Hiroyuki Yanagisawa

PubMed: 23835365
DOI: 10.1177/0884533613493333

1 Insight on

Reduced Pressure Ulcer Severity

Moderate evidence
Clinical

the rate of pressure ulcer healing, assessed by the mean weekly improvement in PUSH score, was significantly greater in the CAR (1.6 ± 0.2, P = .02) ... than in the control group (0.8 ± 0.2)

Effect: Beneficial
Effect size: Large
Significant: Yes
Dose: 116 mg/day