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Impact of creatine supplementation on kidney health: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Int Urol Nephrol
2026
Online ahead of print
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- PubMed
- PMID 42507286
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- Article-processing charge funded by the Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - Brasil (CAPES).
- Competing interests
- Authors declared no competing interests.
Study snapshot
| Design | Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials |
|---|---|
| Model | Human |
| Sample | 26 studies; 1,036 participants |
| Intervention | Creatine supplementation versus placebo/control |
| Duration | Varied by included trial |
| Endpoints | Serum creatinine; Creatinine-based GFR; Cr-EDTA GFR; Urea; Albuminuria; Proteinuria |
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