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Carnitine clinical trials
Also written Carnitor.
- studies test it
- 115
- open now
- 17
- in phase 3
- 25
- first study started
- 2002
Keep track of what changes. Save the Carnitine studies recruiting or about to start, and get an email each week — studies that open, close, add sites or post results.
Watch these studiesHow studies write it
Studies that test it under each name
Brand
Combined with it in one product
- VPA
- 1
Studies by the year they started
114 studies that test it; most in 2023 (12)
| Year | Studies |
|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 |
| 2005 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 |
| 2008 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 |
| 2010 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 |
| 2012 | 4 |
| 2013 | 8 |
| 2014 | 4 |
| 2015 | 4 |
| 2016 | 10 |
| 2017 | 7 |
| 2018 | 9 |
| 2020 | 3 |
| 2021 | 4 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 4 |
| 2025 | 10 |
| 2026 | 6 |
By phase
A phase 1/2 study counts in both.
- Early Phase 1
- 7
- Phase 1
- 7
- Phase 2
- 35
- Phase 3
- 25
- Phase 4
- 13
- No phase
- 38
What it is tested for
Each study’s main condition, where its own words name it.
Who runs them
Industry 8 · Other 107
Ain Shams University (9) · Tanta University (4) · Tehran University of Medical Sciences (3) · Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (3) · Gdansk University of Physical Education and Sport (3) · South Valley University (2) · National Taiwan University Hospital (2) · Poznan University of Physical Education (2)
Often tested with
Tested in the same studies.
Valproic Acid (3) · Leucine (2) · Atorvastatin (2) · Ascorbic Acid (2) · Acetylcysteine (2) · Phosphodiesterase 5 Inhibitors (2) · Calaspargase pegol (1) · Pegaspargase (1)
Studies
Open first, then newest update. How each study uses Carnitine is read from its arms, and is right about nine times in ten.
Testing it · 115
- The Effects of Carnitine Supplementation on Oocytes in Women Undergoing IVF ProcessRecruitingNot applicableThe Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinic Narodni FrontNCT07783399Written as L-Carnitine Group
- Evaluation of the Clinical Impact of Adjunctive L-carnitine Therapy in Critically Ill Hepatic Patients Admitted to Intensive Care UnitRecruitingPhase 4Beni-Suef UniversityNCT07642076Written as L Carnitine
- The Effect of L-Carnitine on Wound Healing in Patients With Diabetic Foot Ulcer.RecruitingPhase 2Ain Shams UniversityNCT07768228Written as L- carnitine
- A Study to Improve Skeletal Muscle in Veterans With HIVRecruitingNot applicableVA Office of Research and DevelopmentNCT06845046Written as L-carnitine
- Oral Carnitine in Heart Failure PatientsRecruitingEarly Phase 1London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph'sNCT07201714Written as Levocarnitine
- Effect of L-Carnitine Supplementation in Preterm NeonatesRecruitingNot applicableMuhammad Aamir LatifNCT07437391Written as L-carnitine
- Effect of Magnesium and Levocarnitine on Metabolic and Clinical Outcomes in Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS)RecruitingNot applicableBehnood AbbasiNCT07298564Written as Levocarnitine 1000 mg
- Effect of Levocarnitine Plus Myoinositol Versus Myoinositol Alone on Hormonal and Insulin Resistance in PCOS WomenRecruitingNot applicableMst.Sumyara KhatunNCT07266259Written as Levo-Carnitine
- Levocarnitine for Reducing ESA Requirements in Hemodialysis Patients With Renal AnemiaNot yet recruitingPhase 4Shaikh Zayed Hospital, LahoreNCT07160452Written as Levocarnitine Injection
- L-Carnitine Protective Effect in NephrotoxicityRecruitingPhase 2Tanta UniversityNCT07108777Written as L-Carnitine Tartrate
- Enteral Nutrition With L-Carnitine for Cachexia in Non-Small Cell Lung CancerNot yet recruitingNot applicableDaping Hospital and the Research Institute of Surgery of the Third Military Medical UniversityNCT07035444Written as L-Carnitine 4g
- Medical Treatment Alone Versus Varicocelectomy Versus Varicocelectomy and Medical TreatmentRecruitingNot applicableSouth Valley UniversityNCT07016867Written as l-carnitine
- L-carnitine Supplementation in Rheumatoid Arthritis PatientsRecruitingPhase 2German University in CairoNCT06753565Written as Carnitine
- Use of Levocarnitine to Reduce Asparaginase Hepatotoxicity in Patients With Acute Lymphoblastic LeukemiaRecruitingEarly Phase 1Children's Hospital of Orange CountyNCT05501899Written as Levocarnitine
- Evaluation of Treatment With Coenzyme Q10 and L-Carnitine on Semen Parameters in Infertile Men With Idiopathic OligoasthenoteratospermiaRecruitingEarly Phase 1Ain Shams UniversityNCT06342856Written as co enzyme Q10 , L- Carnitine
- Carnitine Supplementation in Pediatric Hemodialysis PatientsRecruitingEarly Phase 1Ain Shams UniversityNCT05948124Written as L-carnitine
- L-carnitine in Modulating Pain and Inflammation in Rheumatoid ArthritisRecruitingPhase 3Tanta UniversityNCT05792527Written as L-carnitine
- Effect of L-Carnitine on Biomarkers of Myocardial Reperfusion Injury in Patients With STEMIActive, not recruitingPhase 2Ain Shams UniversityNCT06564909Written as L-Carnitine
- Studying the Effect of Levocarnitine in Protecting the Liver From Chemotherapy for Leukemia or LymphomaActive, not recruitingPhase 3Children's Oncology GroupNCT05602194Written as Levocarnitine
- Plasma Trimethylamine N-oxide Elevation Induced by L-carnitine Supplementation and Insulin ResistanceCompletedNot applicablePoznan University of Physical EducationNCT05251207Written as L-carnitine
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Given in every arm · 2 — Carnitine is usual care beside what is tested
- Role of Omega-DEK in Childhood Apraxia of SpeechNot yet recruitingPhase 2Claudia R. MorrisNCT07216001Written as L-carnitine
- The Safety and Effectiveness of Adefovir Dipivoxil in the Treatment of HIV-Infected PatientsCompletedPhase 3National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)NCT00001082Written as Levocarnitine
As the comparator · 3 — what is tested is compared with Carnitine
- Hydoxycarbamide and L-Carnitine Therapy in Sickle Cell AnemiaCompletedPhase 4Assiut UniversityNCT05081349Written as L-Carnitine, 250 Mg Oral Capsule
- N-Acetylcysteine and L-carnitine in PcosCompletedPhase 2Zagazig UniversityNCT03164421Written as L-carnitine
- Combination Therapy of Hydroxyurea With L-Carnitine and Magnesium Chloride in Thalassemia IntermediaCompletedPhase 2Shiraz University of Medical SciencesNCT00809042Written as L-carnitine and hydroxyurea
Codes
What other systems call Carnitine · ClinicalTrials.gg INT007155
- MeSH (NLM) D002331CarnitineConfirmed NLM, Wikidata
- UNII (FDA) 0G389FZZ9MLEVOCARNITINEConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
- RxNorm 42955Confirmed FDA, Wikidata
- Wikidata Q20735709L-carnitineConfirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata
- NCI Thesaurus C26657LevocarnitineOne source FDA
- DrugBank DB00583One source Wikidata
| System | Code | Name there | Checked by |
|---|---|---|---|
| MeSH (NLM) | D002331 | Carnitine | Confirmed NLM, Wikidata |
| UNII (FDA) | 0G389FZZ9M | LEVOCARNITINE | Confirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata |
| RxNorm | 42955 | — | Confirmed FDA, Wikidata |
| Wikidata | Q20735709 | L-carnitine | Confirmed FDA, NLM, Wikidata |
| NCI Thesaurus | C26657 | Levocarnitine | One source FDA |
| DrugBank | DB00583 | — | One source Wikidata |
Also registered as dl-carnitine (UNII S7UI8SM58A · RxNorm 2106).
“Confirmed” means two independent publishers link the code to this drug; “one source”, one does and its name agrees.