L-Selenomethionine and Improved Timed Up-and-Go Test Performance

Doses used in studies

mcg/day: 200 (median 200, IQR 200–200) — 1 study

Time to effect

Median: 8 weeks · IQR 8 weeks–8 weeks · Range 8 weeks–8 weeks — Reported in 1 of 1 study

1 of 1 paper

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2023-07-13
RCT
Nutrients 15(14)
- Antonis Zavros
- Eleni Andreou
- George Aphamis
- Gregory C Bogdanis
- Giorgos K Sakkas
- Zoe Roupa
- Christoforos D Giannaki

PubMed: 37513551
DOI: 10.3390/nu15143133

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Improved Timed Up-and-Go Test Performance

High evidence
Rigorous Journal
Clinical

a supplement x group interaction was found in the performance of the timed up-and-go test (TUG) (p = 0.010), with the supplementation group improving more.

Effect: Beneficial
Effect size: Small
Significant: Yes
Dose: 200 mcg/day