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creatineFinding

Creatine increases muscle strength (pooled across mixed instruments)

raisesVery limited evidenceFinding

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Meta-analysis of six trials in muscular dystrophies including 192 participants revealed a significant increase in muscle strength in the creatine group compared to placebo, with a mean difference of 8.47%; (95% confidence intervals (CI) 3.55 to 13.38).”
Quoted verbatim from Creatine for treating muscle disorders.
This finding among the 4 findings on its endpoint

creatine

Muscle strength (pooled across mixed instruments)

raises

Effect as reported

8.47mean difference

CI 3.55 to 13.38

Who
n = 192 · Muscular dystrophy patients; meta-analysis of 6 trials
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 23740606 · 2013

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Participants
192
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews

Creatine for treating muscle disorders.

2013PMID 23740606doi 10.1002/14651858.CD004760.pub4

What else it reported1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

04 · To cite this finding

This address does not change

https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M38PEZNX9XZEK3RTJ3FY1AKR