Common supplement tested to protect Kids' hearts from sickle cell damage

NCT ID NCT05470998

Summary

This study tested whether a nutritional supplement called L-Arginine is safe and can help control a serious heart complication in children with sickle cell disease. It involved 50 children, aged 5 to 18, who already had signs of this heart issue. Researchers gave them L-Arginine for three months to see if it improved key heart and blood measurements.

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Tanta university

    Tanta, Other (Non U.s.), Egypt

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