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PapersPMID:32154768

The Effect of L-Carnitine Supplementation on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.

Journal of the American College of Nutrition2020The record ↗

(R)-carnitine

lowersSerum creatine kinase activity

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Decreases serum creatine kinase activity
very limited
“Also, pooled data indicated that L-Carnitine significantly reduced creatine kinase (CK), myoglobin (Mb), and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) levels at one follow-up period (24 h).”
Study
meta-analysis
Population
Participants in seven randomized trials of exercise-induced muscle damage; 24 h follow-up time point only

Study record

Design: meta-analysis
Species: human
Population: participants of randomized controlled trials of L-Carnitine supplementation with exercise-induced muscle damage
Participants: not reported
Comparator: placebo
Duration: not reported
Endpoints measured: 8