rct
2009
Adjunctive glycine in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder in adults
Greenberg WM, Benedict MM, Doerfer J
Published in Journal of Psychiatric Research
Key Findings
Glycine 60 g/day approached but did not reach significance for Y-BOCS reduction; dropout from poor palatability was high.
Conclusions
Glycine approached efficacy, with palatability and small sample size the principal caveats.
Supplements Studied
Glycine
Amino Acid
The glycine condition approached efficacy for treatment of OCD in this study, with the high dropout rate related to problems with palatability and small sample size the principal caveats.
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Study Details
Year:2009
Quality Score:5/10
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