Effects of carnitine supplementation on liver aminotransferase enzymes: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled clinical trials.

Esmaeil Yousefi RadElham EslampourEbrahim FalahiMahnaz MardaniAzita HekmatdoostOmid AsbaghiSomayeh Saboori

Published in: Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology (2019)

Results of the current meta-analysis showed that carnitine supplementation can decrease serum AST and ALT levels significantly, especially when supplementation lasts 3 months or more in patients with elevated serum aminotransferase levels.

Keyphrases

clinical trial
systematic review
open label
double blind
phase ii
phase iii
meta analyses
randomized controlled trial