# L-Carnitine Supplementation, Rate of Weight Gain and EED in Children With SAM

> **NCT05083637** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh** · enrollment: 98 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Malnutrition

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** L- carnitine oral solution
- **OTHER:** Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05083637
- **Lead sponsor:** International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2021-10-19
- **Primary completion:** 2023-03-30
- **Final completion:** 2023-03-30
- **Target enrollment:** 98 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-03-07


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05083637

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05083637, "L-Carnitine Supplementation, Rate of Weight Gain and EED in Children With SAM". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05083637. Licensed CC0.

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