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Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Evidence-Based Supplement Research

Vitamin B3 and Improved Dialysis Adequacy

Doses used in studies

g/day: 600 (median 600, IQR 600–600) — 1 study

Time to effect

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

Safety in these studies

aspartate aminotransferase increaseIncreased risk
aspartate aminotransferase increased only in the niacin and control groups
from: Effect of Egg-White Protein Alone or Combined With Niacin on Nutritional Status, and Phosp

1 of 1 paper

Effect of Egg-White Protein Alone or Combined With Niacin on Nutritional Status, and Phosphorus Control in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial.
- 2024-07
- RCT · n = 98
- Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation 34(4)
- - Parisa Javadian
  - Niloofar Nematollahi
  - Ehsan Ghaedi
  - Shahram Tahmasebian
  - Ebrahim Saedi
- PubMed: 38281653
- DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2023.12.008
4 Insights on
- Improved Dialysis Adequacy
- High evidence
- Clinical
Urea reduction ratio and Kt/V rose only in the egg-white group
Effect
Beneficial
Effect size
Small
Significant
No
Dose
600 g daily