The effects of l-carnitine supplementation on inflammatory factors, oxidative stress, and clinical outcomes in patients with sepsis admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU): study protocol for a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial

. 2022 Feb 22;23:170. doi: 10.1186/s13063-022-06077-3

Title {1}	The effects of l-carnitine supplementation on inflammatory factors, oxidative stress and clinical outcomes in patients with sepsis admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU): Study protocol for a double blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Trial registration {2a}	IRCT20201129049534N1; 2 May 2021.
Protocol version {3}	Version 1.0; June 2021
Funding {4}	Isfahan university of medical sciences; Grant number: 3991055
Author details {5a}	Mahdi Keshani^1,2, Babak Alikiaii³, Gholamreza Askari^1,2,3, Farveh Yahyapoor⁴, Gordon A Ferns⁵, Mohammad Bagherniya^1,2,3
Author details {5a}	1. Food Security Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran 2. Department of Community Nutrition, School of Nutrition and Food Science, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 3. Anesthesia and Critical Care Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran. 4. Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran. 5. Brighton & Sussex Medical School, Division of Medical Education, Falmer, Brighton, Sussex BN1 9PH, United Kingdom.
Name and contact information for the trial sponsor {5b}	Isfahan university of medical sciences Postal Code: 81746-73461 Tell: (+ 98)-31-3668-0048
Role of sponsor {5c}	Financial supports and supervision