Creatine monohydrate evidence, 2017
Lanhers C, Pereira B, Naughton G, et al., Sports Medicine, 2017 — meta-analysis of RCTs on upper-limb strength
- Grade
- Design
- meta analysis
- Year
- 2017
- Participants
- not reported as a single figure
- Ingredient
- Creatine monohydrate
- Goal
- Strength & muscle
Effect
Creatine supplementation improved upper-limb strength performance versus placebo across pooled RCTs, independent of training status.
Limitations and notes
Companion analysis to the same group’s 2015 lower-limb meta-analysis; effects consistent across both.