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PapersPMID:32860632

Citicoline for treating people with acute ischemic stroke.

The Cochrane database of systematic reviews2020The record ↗

  1. Finding, very limited evidenceno difference foundAll-cause mortality

No finding here moved its endpoint.

What did not

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  • “A pooled analysis of eight trials indicates there may be little or no difference in all-cause mortality comparing citicoline with placebo (17.3% versus 18.5%; RR 0.94, 95% CI 0.83 to 1.07; I² = 0%; low-quality evidence due to risk of bias).”
    Study
    meta-analysis
    Effect
    0.94 risk ratio, 95% CI 0.83 to 1.07
    Dose studied
    citicoline 500 mg to 2000 mg per day, oral, intravenous or both
    Population
    Adults with acute ischaemic stroke; pooled analysis of eight of ten randomised trials, citicoline given orally, intravenously or both

Study record

Design
meta-analysis
Species
human
Population
people with acute ischemic stroke
Participants
4,281
Comparator
placebo
Duration
not reported
Endpoints measured
5