L-carnitine for Fatigue in COPD
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Official title
L-Carnitine Supplementation With and Without Health Coaching for Fatigue in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Brief summary
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supplementation with L-carnitine that is available both as an FDA-approved therapy for primary carnitine deficiency, as well as widely available as an over-the-counter ergogenic aid will improve wellbeing and function measured by questionnaires in patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). based on our review of literature that addition of health coaching (HC) to L-carnitine will yield greater gains.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT03008356
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 2, Phase 3
- Enrollment
- 33 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
- L-carnitine 1000 mg twice daily Dietary Supplement
- Weekly health coaching calls Behavioral
- Placebo capsules Dietary Supplement
Dietary Supplement · Behavioral
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Dec 31, 2016
- Primary completion
- Jan 31, 2018
- Completion
- Jan 31, 2018
- Last update posted
- Jan 22, 2019
2017 – 2018
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 1
- U.S. states
- 1
- U.S. cities
- 1
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayo Clinic in Rochester | Rochester | Minnesota | 55905 | — |
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- Last update posted Jan 22, 2019 · Synced Sep 2, 2026
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