Could a simple supplement ease heart failure?
NCT ID NCT07201714
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether taking L-carnitine, a natural substance that helps turn fat into energy, can improve symptoms and quality of life in people with heart failure and kidney problems. About 20 adults will take the supplement for a short time while researchers monitor side effects, adherence, and symptom changes. The goal is to see if this approach is safe and worth studying further.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Early phase 1
The earliest testing in people: a first look at safety, in a very small group.
- Participants
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About 20 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Clinical-pathological diagnosis of heart failure with some degree of cardiorenal syndrome * Stage 1, 2, 3a, 3b, or 4 chronic kidney disease * Age ≥ 18 years * Able to speak and read English * Willing and able to provide consent Exclusion Criteria: * Estimated GFR \<15 mL/min/1.73m2 or Stage 5 chronic kidney disease * Currently undergoing renal replacement therapy of any kind * Pregnant, breastfeeding or intending pregnancy * History of seizures of any type * Known allergy to levocarnitine, magnesium stearate, microcrystalline cellulose or povidone * Unable to provide consent
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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London Health Sciences Centre
RECRUITINGLondon, Ontario, N6A 5W9, Canada
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