A study conducted by a group of researchers in University of California San Francisco reported that anabolic steroids can help in increasing lean body mass and significantly reduce fatigue in kidney disease patients receiving dialysis.

The study led by Dr. Kirsten L. Johansen included 29 patients who were randomly administered with either the anabolic steroid nandrolone decanote or a placebo for a six-month period.

From Bio-Medicine:

Patients with kidney disease frequently experience malnutrition and an accompanying loss of muscle mass as a result of their illness and its lifesaving treatment called dialysis. These negative side effects are particularly concerning because they have been associated with increased mortality. However, a new study indicates that the use of anabolic steroids appears to increase lean body mass and significantly reduce fatigue (another common side effect) in kidney disease patients receiving dialysis.

A team of University of California San Francisco researchers, led by Kirsten L. Johansen, M.D., UCSF assistant professor of medicine, epidemiology & biostatistics, studied a group of patients who were receiving dialysis and were suffering from malnutrition.

In a randomized, double blind trial, 29 patients were given either the anabolic steroid nandrolone decanote or a placebo (dummy medication) for a six-month period. All of the patients were receiving dialysis treatments at San Francisco General Hospital. At the end of the trial, patients receiving the anabolic steroid gained an average of 5.7 pounds more lean body mass than the patients who got the placebo. Also, the patients who received the steroid reported less fatigue and scored better on physical performance tests.

At the end of the study, researchers found out that patients who received anabolic steroid gained an average of 5.7 pounds more lean body mass than those who got the placebo. Also, the patients who received the steroid reported less fatigue and scored better on physical performance tests.

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