Glycine increases fat-free mass in malnourished haemodialysis patients: a randomized double-blind crossover trial.

Laurence GentonDaniel TetaMenno PruijmCatherine StoermannNicola MarangonJulie MareschalIsabelle BassiArelene Wurzner-GhajarzadehVladimir LazarevicLuc CynoberPatrice D CaniFrançois R HerrmannJacques Schrenzel

Published in: Journal of cachexia, sarcopenia and muscle (2021)

Branched-chain amino acid did not improve lean body mass as compared with glycine. Unexpectedly, glycine improved fat-free mass index in HD patients, as compared with BCAA. Whether long-term supplementation with glycine improves the clinical outcome remains to be demonstrated.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
clinical trial
double blind
adipose tissue
prognostic factors
amino acid
randomized controlled trial
study protocol
patient reported outcomes
fatty acid
open label
patient reported