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Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcome Following Three Randomized Controlled Trials of Choline in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

Alcohol, clinical & experimental research2026The record

1 finding · 1 compound · 1 endpoint

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  • choline — increases working memory performance

    Evidence strength: moderate.Finding
    “The Working Memory Index was significantly higher for the choline group compared to placebo, F(1, 49) = 6.213, p = 0.016, with a medium effect size (Cohen's d = 0.687) and 11.3% of the variance explained.”
    Quoted verbatim from Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcome Following Three Randomized Controlled Trials of Choline in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)..
    Study
    RCT
    Duration
    9 months
    Dose
    500 mg daily (1.25 g choline bitartrate) in RCT1 and RCT2; 19 mg/kg daily (290 to 500 mg) in RCT3; once daily for 9 months
    Population
    Children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (enrolled at 2.5-5.9 years in one of three RCTs), assessed once at about 9 years of age, 5 years after completing 9 months of choline or placebo; Stanford-Binet 5 Working Memory Index

    Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcome Following Three Randomized Controlled Trials of Choline in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).2026PMID:4286208510.1111/acer.70394Permalink