Papers/PMID:27566636
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials on the effects of potassium supplements on serum potassium and creatinine.
BMJ open2016The record
1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint · 1 null
What it reported
How to read these marksEvery finding here is a null result.
What did not
1 finding
K(+) — no detected effect on serum creatinine concentration
ModerateEvidence strength: moderate. Human evidence with one recorded weakness, or capped at moderate by its design or by unread numbers.FindingNull result“K supplementation did not cause any change in renal function as measured by serum or plasma creatinine levels (WMD 0.30 µmol/L, 95% CI −1.19 to 1.78, p=0.70).”
Quoted verbatim from Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials on the effects of potassium supplements on serum potassium and creatinine.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- Participants in 20 randomised trials (21 groups), 16 placebo-controlled and 2 with a control intervention, mostly crossover; oral potassium chloride 22 to 140 mmol/day for 2 to 24 weeks; includes two trials in hypokalaemic patients
Effect 0.3 mean difference, 95% CI -1.19 to 1.78
Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials on the effects of potassium supplements on serum potassium and creatinine.2016PMID:27566636Industry fundedPermalink