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Ubiquinol

  • Prescription medicine
  • Prescription only
  • Identity checked
  • Sources last checked 2026-09-04

This page shows what was measured, who it was measured in, and what that does not settle.

What Ubiquinol does in the body

RNAWiki has not recorded what this substance changes in the body.

What happened in people

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

A fixed RNAWiki sentence

Where this came from

Wording RNAWiki always uses, not a finding about this substance.

No reviewed claim names a result for any goal on this record.

No source is stored against this line.

The limit that matters most

Not recorded.

Where it acts
Not recorded.
Kind of result
No result is published, so no kind of result applies yet
Supervision
RNAWiki has not recorded a supervision or regulatory status for this substance.

What the registries record it as

  • The substance registry classes this as chemical.

    FDA substance registry · M9NL0C577Y · read 2026-08-29

  • The supplement label database classes it as non-nutrient/non-botanical, under the name Coenzyme Q10.

    NIH Dietary Supplement Label Database · 7126 · read 2026-08-29

  • Its recorded molecular formula is C59H92O4, weighing 865.4.

    PubChem record · 9962735 · read 2026-08-29

Where each sentence above came from

No plain explanation of what this changes is stored.

No recorded use is stored in reader language.

No statement of the main limit is recorded.

The four opening statements run to 26 words.

Words this page uses

Four words worth knowing first

Chosen from what this page shows, with each one explained before the word it depends on.

Stand-in result

A stand-in result is a number measured because the real result takes too long.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

It is like judging a journey by the speedometer rather than by arriving.

Where that stops being true. Speed does predict arrival. Many stand-in results do not predict the real one.

What people get wrong. A stand-in result is often reported as the result itself.

A surrogate endpoint substituted for a clinical endpoint, valid only where the substitution has been shown to hold.

Enzyme

An enzyme is a protein that speeds up one chemical change.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

An enzyme is like a machine on a production line doing one cut.

Where that stops being true. A machine is switched on and off by a person. Enzymes are controlled by the cell.

What people get wrong. Enzymes are thought to be used up. They are not; they work again and again.

A catalytic protein that lowers the activation energy of a specific reaction.

Receptor

A receptor is a part of a cell that a signal fits into.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A receptor is like a lock waiting for one key.

Where that stops being true. A lock either opens or does not. A receptor can be half-triggered, or worn out.

What people get wrong. Fitting a receptor is read as causing a benefit. It causes a step, and nothing more.

A protein that binds a specific ligand and converts that binding into a cellular response.

Pathway

A pathway is a chain of steps inside a cell, each one setting off the next.

A picture of it, and where the picture fails

A pathway is like a row of dominoes.

Where that stops being true. Dominoes fall one way. Pathways loop back and can switch themselves off.

What people get wrong. Changing one step is read as changing the outcome. Other steps often absorb it.

An ordered series of molecular interactions producing a defined cellular change.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What was measured, goal by goal

One row for each goal a registered study measured something for. One column for each kind of thing that could be measured.

Registered studies list 9 outcome measures that RNAWiki could read. A registered study says what someone planned to measure. It does not say what they found. 0 of the matched studies tested this substance, and 0 posted a result.

There is no single score. A strong test result and a weak life result are different facts.

Goals down the side, kinds of measurement across the top. Each cell says what kind of thing was registered, not what was found.
GoalLife outcomeWhat a body can doHow a person feelsA test resultA step in the bodyHarmsHow longWho was studied
RecoveryNothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a life outcome for this goal.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a performance measure for this goal.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a symptom measure for this goal.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a test result for this goal.Only a body step1 registered body-step measure.Not recordedHarms were not a registered measure for this goal.Not recordedNo finished study window is recorded.Waiting for a reviewerWho was studied is listed further down the page.
Fertility and sexual healthNothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a life outcome for this goal.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a performance measure for this goal.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a symptom measure for this goal.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a test result for this goal.Nothing in the sources checkedNo registered study lists a body-step measure for this goal.Not recordedHarms were not a registered measure for this goal.Not recordedNo finished study window is recorded.Waiting for a reviewerWho was studied is listed further down the page.
Which registered measures put each goal on this table
Recovery
phosphocreatine recovery
Fertility and sexual health
fertilized oocyte percentage

Sorted by fixed word lists, version v1. A name the rules do not recognise stays unsorted rather than moving to the nearest column.

What each mark on this table means
Nothing in the sources checked
No registered study lists a life outcome for this goal.
Only a body step
1 registered body-step measure.
Not recorded
Harms were not a registered measure for this goal.
Waiting for a reviewer
Who was studied is listed further down the page.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What happened in people

Each card is one study: the exact question it asked, who was in it, and whether it showed what it set out to show.

Change in Health Status of Patients With HFpEF

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT03133793
How many people
216
Study design
Phase 2
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Change in Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales scores

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT04312152
How many people
200
Study design
Not applicable
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Change of the number of cases achieving follicular growth to the size of mature follicle ≥ 18 mm (1-3 follicles) during the three cycles of stimulation

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT04870502
How many people
161
Study design
Phase 2/Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Plasma Coenzyme Q10

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT06640465
How many people
150
Study design
Phase 2/Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Change from baseline to Week 52 in the Unified Multiple System Atrophy Rating Scale (UMSARS) Part 2 score

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT07446894
How many people
140
Study design
Phase 3
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot

Change in dietary intake

The study did not show it

Who was studied
NCT03784612
How many people
133
Study design
Not applicable
Compared against
Not recorded for this study
Kind of result
A number that stands in for health
What was found
Result not recorded on this page
Repeated elsewhere
Unreplicated

What this does not prove. A study that did not show an effect does not show that no effect exists anywhere.

The limits of this study, and where it came from

Main limit. No limitation is recorded for this study.

How far it carries. This study is recorded from the curated record, not from the registry match.

Form and route. Oral

Interval reported. Not recorded in this summary

Written into the record, not signed off as a reviewed claim.

  • openFDA NDC Directory · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • openFDA SPL label · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • PubChem PUG-REST · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
  • FDA label (openFDA SPL) · a recorded source, not a stored snapshot
What we know
RNAWiki holds 6 written-up human studies for this substance, each with the question it asked.
How we know it
Each card names the study, the number of people and what the study set out to measure.
What this does not prove
These summaries were written by a person and have not been signed off as reviewed claims.
Why it matters
A study that failed is as informative as one that worked, and both are here.
What we still do not know
No reviewed claim exists, so no exact population, effect size or interval is published yet.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

How close this is to real life

The top step is something a person would feel or care about. The bottom is a guess from software. Filled steps are where evidence exists for this substance.

  1. Living longer, or avoiding a major event No evidence recorded. Death, a heart attack, a stroke, a hospital stay.No registered study measures this.
  2. What a body can do day to day No evidence recorded. Walking, dressing, breathing, recovering.No registered study measures this.
  3. Measured performance No evidence recorded. How much was lifted, how far was run, how fast.No registered study measures this.
  4. Symptoms and quality of life No evidence recorded. Pain, tiredness, mood, sleep, as the person rated it.No registered study measures this.
  5. A number that stands in for health Evidence recorded. Cholesterol, blood sugar, bone density. A stand-in, not the thing itself.3 registered measures of this kind.
  6. A step measured inside a person Evidence recorded. Something measured in human tissue or human cells.1 registered measure inside human tissue.
  7. Animals Evidence recorded. Mice, rats, dogs. Useful for ideas, not proof about people.Stored records in Mouse, Rat. A result in animals says what to test next. It does not say what happens in people.
  8. Cells in a dish Evidence recorded. Cells or chemistry on a bench, far from a whole body.Stored mechanism abstracts describe steps measured in cells or tissue.
  9. A guess from software No evidence recorded. Nobody measured it. RNAWiki never publishes one as a finding.RNAWiki stores no prediction for this record. Software can suggest a link. RNAWiki does not publish one as a finding.

Higher on these steps means closer to something a person would feel. It does not mean better done.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Felt, measured, or meaningful

Three different things that get called the same word. Registered studies measured all three, and mixing them is how a blood test becomes a health claim.

Felt

Things a person could notice without a test.

No registered study measured anything of this kind.

Measured

Things only a test, a scale or a device shows.

  • phosphocreatine recovery
  • nt pro brain natriuretic peptide serum levels
  • coenzyme q10 plasma levels
  • plasma coenzyme q10

Meaningful

Things that change how a life goes, not only a number.

No registered study measured anything of this kind.

A registered study says what someone planned to measure. It does not say what they found. A number moving is not the same as a life going better. The two are shown apart here.

Felt, but not shown to help. A person notices a change. No study showed it leads anywhere good.

Measured, but not felt. A number moves. The person notices nothing. Both can be true.

Measured, but not shown to matter. A number moves in the good direction. Nobody showed that lives went better.

Matters, but takes years. The result that counts may take longer than anyone would keep watching.

Names that fit none of the three (5)
  • tinnitus functional index
  • adverse events
  • muscle function
  • clinical symptoms
  • fertilized oocyte percentage

These are harms, study-process measures, or names the rules did not recognise. They are shown rather than dropped.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Were people like you studied?

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it, and where the result stops carrying.

Who was studied

People similar to this profile were included.

  • Medicinal Technologies MEnera Personal care should always begin with pure ingredients, and that's the concept behind the products of Medicinal Technologies. We focus on the development of biomedical remedies to address the source of ailments on a cellular level. We pride ourselves in the care and time that is taken for the creation of each individual product, keeping in mind the health and welfare of all.

Who is missing from the studies

  • Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

Where the result stopped carrying

  • This is a scope explorer, not a diagnosis engine.
  • It shows who was studied so you can see whether people similar to you were included.

RNAWiki cannot tell whether a study fits you. It can show who was in it.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Why it might seem to do nothing

A real effect and a noticed effect are different things. These are the recorded reasons the two come apart.

It was studied for a different goal

The studies measured something else entirely.

On this record: Some registered studies measured things that match no goal on this page.

It was studied in different people

The people in the studies were not much like the reader.

On this record: Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

The evidence may simply be wrong

Small early studies often do not hold up.

On this record: RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Other reasons RNAWiki checked and found nothing for (10)
A different form was studied
The studied form is not the form on the shelf. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
There was nothing to correct
Where a level is already normal, topping it up may change nothing. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else had to happen too
In the studies it was paired with training, a diet or another treatment. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The change is too small to feel
A real change can still sit below what a person notices. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Day-to-day swing hides it
Sleep, food, stress and time of day move most numbers more than this would. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Not enough time yet
The studies ran longer than the person has waited. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
It was not taken as studied
Missed days change the result, and studies count them. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
Something else changed at the same time
Two changes at once cannot be told apart afterwards. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
The product may not be what it says
Contents of a sold product are not always what the label states. Nothing in this record points to this reason.
No recorded reason
RNAWiki has nothing stored that would explain it. Nothing in this record points to this reason.

None of these is a reason to take more. Taking more is not a step this page ever suggests.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What taking it involves

The recorded facts about getting hold of it and using it. Nothing here is a suggestion about what you should do.

How it is supplied

Prescription only

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

Read from the recorded approval status.

No source is stored against this line.

Form and route

Oral

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form and route recorded on this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

Who oversees it

RNAWiki has not recorded a supervision or regulatory status for this substance.

Quoted from a source

Where this came from

Copied from a source RNAWiki stored, with the source named.

No register row and no identity class settled the question.

No source is stored against this line.

What is in the pack

Sold as capsule, given by the oral route.

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

Recorded notes on how this is sold and what that means for what is in the pack.

No source is stored against this line.

Where it is registered

Regulatory records are listed in the technical disclosure at the foot of this page.

Counted from records

Where this came from

A count of rows RNAWiki holds. It describes our records, not your body.

Register entries are stored per jurisdiction and shown with their dates.

No source is stored against this line.

Why people stop

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

No record of why people stopped taking it is stored for this substance.

No source is stored against this line.

What it would be like to takeNothing found in the sources checked

What can go wrong

Sorted by where each line came from. A regulator's label and a report somebody sent in are not the same kind of fact.

Nothing found in the sources checked

No harm is recorded against this substance in the sources RNAWiki checked. Finding nothing is not the same as showing there is nothing.

The sources listed were searched and held nothing. That is not the same as nothing existing.

Over a long time. No completed tested study window is recorded, so long-term effects are not established by the registry record.

Groups the studies covered thinly. Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded for this substance. Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, and people with liver or kidney conditions are commonly excluded from trials; nothing here says whether they were.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Does the exact form matter?

Evidence belongs to the exact thing that was tested. A different salt, a different mixture or a different preparation is a different question.

The form that was studied

Oral

Source-linked record

Where this came from

A person wrote this into the record with the study named beside it. No reviewer has signed it off.

The form used in the studies cited on this page.

No source is stored against this line.

What is sold

Not recorded.

Nothing recorded

Where this came from

RNAWiki holds nothing here and says so rather than guessing.

Nothing further is recorded about which forms are sold.

No source is stored against this line.

What is recorded as being sold

  • 1 product lists this as an active ingredient in the United States drug directory. None of them contains it on its own, so nothing on this page can separate it from what it is combined with.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 84761-0007 · read 2026-08-29

  • They are sold as capsule, taken oral.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 84761-0007 · read 2026-08-29

  • 1 published label names it as an active ingredient. None of them describes this substance alone, so no label text on this page can be attributed to it rather than to a combination.

    US prescribing information · 471d53a3-f368-abdc-e063-6294a90a7958 · read 2026-08-29

  • Those labels are classed as human otc drug.

    US prescribing information · 471d53a3-f368-abdc-e063-6294a90a7958 · read 2026-08-29

Evidence carries across two names for one substance. It does not carry across a salt, a mirror form or a mixture.

What it would be like to takeRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What you could measure

This one is decided with a clinician, so this section holds questions to ask rather than a plan to run.

RNAWiki could not confidently classify this substance, so no self-experiment plan is offered.

Questions worth asking

  • Which of the trials of Ubiquinol studied people like me?
  • What was measured, and for how long?
  • Was the result a laboratory value or a health outcome?
  • What would we watch for, and when would we stop?

Tracking can show whether something changed for you. It cannot show what caused it.

RNAWiki records evidence. It does not say whether this substance is right for you.

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What nobody knows yet

Open questions, each with why it is open and what would close it.

How fast does the body clear it?

The sources RNAWiki checked hold nothing for this field.

Why it matters. Without this, nothing on this page can say how long anything lasts.

What would answer it

A stored source that records it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing populations

Which groups were under-represented in the studies has not been recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing long-term data

No completed tested study window is recorded.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

No reviewed conclusion

RNAWiki has not yet published a reviewed conclusion for this use.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Missing interaction studies

No interaction was found in the registers checked. Not finding one is not the same as showing there is none.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Formulation uncertainty

Several salts, forms or products of Ubiquinol are recorded. Results from one form may not transfer to another.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

Mechanism not reviewed

No reviewed mechanism story exists for this substance.

Why it matters. Recorded by the evidence model as a gap on this record.

What would answer it

A study that measures it, and a reviewer to sign it off.

Last checked 2026-09-04. Searched: The sources listed in the receipts at the foot of this page.

What happened in peopleRead from sources, not yet reviewed

Check any of this yourself

Every line above traced back to the study it came from. This is the technical layer, and the vocabulary changes here.

Where else this substance is registered

FDA substance identifier (UNII)
M9NL0C577Y
CAS registry number
992-78-9
PubChem compound
9962735
ChEBI
64183
RxNorm concept
39085
EMA substance identifier
100000125973
DrugBank
DB11340

Checks this page had to pass

  • Passed

    Identity resolved

    no open identity hold

  • Passed

    No unresolved merge across substance families

    no quarantine open

  • Not passed

    Every public sentence names a source

    The opening statement carries no source: the record holds neither an explanation nor a recorded use.

  • Not passed

    Trial roles classified for highlighted evidence

    No registered study is classified as testing this substance.

  • Passed

    No internal keys in reader text

    enforced by the copy-contract test over the rendered page

  • Not passed

    Safety mode resolved

    No register row and no identity class settled the question.

  • Passed

    Canonical metadata present

    slug and display name present

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

How this medicine reached us

Kept near the foot of the page. A historical event moves up only when it changes something about this substance today.

What the approval register records

  • The earliest marketing start date recorded for a listed product is 20241001.

    FDA National Drug Code directory · 84761-0007 · read 2026-08-29

What is missing or unclearRead from sources, not yet reviewed

What to learn next

Ordered by what would most change how you read this page, starting with what is easiest to misunderstand.

This order is fixed in code and does not count clicks or time on the page.

What is not here

6 questions this page could not answer

These sections were prepared and left out because there was nothing to put in them. They are listed rather than hidden, so the gaps in this record are visible.

  • The path through the body — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • How long anything takes — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • What it may clash with — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Other ways to the same goal — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • Claims that go past the evidence — found nothing in the sources checked.
  • What changed on this page — found nothing in the sources checked.

The record as stored

The full record, for auditing

Everything above is built from what is below. This layer keeps the technical vocabulary, record identifiers and every stored row, so a reader who wants to check the page can.

Recorded evidence blocks (12)

What did Ubiquinol's largest trial (150 people) and its longest (4.8 years) measure?


150 people in Ubiquinol's largest registered study, 4.8 years in its longest registered window, measuring NT-pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) serum levels (pg/ml). ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

7 phase2, 5 na, 4 phase3, 1 phase1; NCT03061513; 2016-12-31; no ageing endpoint recorded. Last human test completed 2025, NCT06640465.

Interpretation These counts include studies where Ubiquinol was a comparison treatment, a background treatment or an exposure in an observational study, and the longest window may be a planned end date. Trial roles have not yet been classified for this record.

Show the evidence
  • phase2
    7
  • na
    5
  • phase3
    4
  • phase1
    1
  • Last recorded human test NCT06640465
    2025-09-17

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

From mouse to human: where has Ubiquinol shown lifespan?


mouse: lifespan, rat: mechanism-only and human: biomarker (15): the rungs where Ubiquinol has a recorded finding. Europe PMC and ClinicalTrials.gov · organism ladder · 2026-09-01

Interpretation NT-pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) serum levels (pg/ml) — the recorded outcome words.

Yeast C. elegans Drosophila Mouse lifespanRat mechanism-onlyDog Non-human primate Human biomarker
Show the evidence
  • mouse
    lifespan
  • rat
    mechanism-only
  • human NCT02779634
    biomarker; NT-pro brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) serum levels (pg/ml); 15

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Why did Ubiquinol's trial NCT03968640 stop?


1 recorded trial of Ubiquinol stopped. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

"Sponsor terminated award"; 1 of 15 registered studies

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  • Trial NCT03968640
    withdrawn; "Sponsor terminated award"

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Human studies of Ubiquinol used Ubiquinol 100 MG Oral Capsule — over how long?


Human studies of Ubiquinol used "Ubiquinol 100 MG Oral Capsule". ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

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  • human NCT06555575
    Ubiquinol 100 MG Oral Capsule

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

More Ubiquinol was worse in human: at what point?


Hormetic in human: "A multifunctional ubiquinol (NADH) oxidase with protein disulfide-thiol interchange activity of the cell surface, abbreviated as NOX, is described as a molecular target for chemical hormesis of cell growth." Europe PMC · dose-response search · 2000-03-01

3 recorded sentences naming Ubiquinol; hormesis, biphasic

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  • hormesis PMID 10715615
    "A multifunctional ubiquinol (NADH) oxidase with protein disulfide-thiol interchange activity of the cell surface, abbreviated as NOX, is described as a molecular target for chemical hormesis of cell growth."

biphasic

  • PMID 10591529
    "The rates of b and c1 reduction become slower as the potential of the Rieske cluster decreases and change from biphasic to monophasic as the Rieske potential approaches that of the ubiquinone/ubiquinol couple."
  • PMID 6293557
    "At low concentrations of cytochrome c, however, the titrations as a function of quinol concentration appear biphasic both in mitochondria and in submitochondrial particles containing trapped cytochrome c inside the vesicle space, fitting two apparent Km values for ubiquinol-1."

recorded 2000-03-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Could one person measure Ubiquinol's effect on phosphocreatine recovery?


Phosphocreatine recovery: measured in Ubiquinol's trials.

Interpretation phosphocreatine recovery is the recorded endpoint.

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biomarkers

  • phosphocreatine recovery; 2026-09-01
  • tinnitus functional index; 2026-09-01
  • nt pro brain natriuretic peptide serum levels; 2026-09-01
  • coenzyme q10 plasma levels; 2026-09-01
  • adverse events; 2026-09-01
  • muscle function; 2026-09-01
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  • biomarkers
    clinical symptoms; 2026-09-01
  • biomarkers
    fertilized oocyte percentage; 2026-09-01
  • biomarkers
    plasma coenzyme q10; 2026-09-01
  • human trials at or under30
    5
  • Not recorded for this substance
    a recorded half-life
  • smallest human trial
    0; NCT03968640; PHASE3; the smallest recorded human enrolment at or below 30; the registry states no direction of its result; WITHDRAWN

Which of adverse events, clinical symptoms and coenzyme q10 plasma levels did Ubiquinol's trials measure?


adverse events, clinical symptoms and coenzyme q10 plasma levels lead 9 outcome terms across Ubiquinol's trials. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

coenzyme q10 plasma levels, adverse events, muscle function, clinical symptoms, fertilized oocyte percentage and plasma coenzyme q10 follow.

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  • phosphocreatine recovery
    1
  • tinnitus functional index
    1
  • nt pro brain natriuretic peptide serum levels
    1
  • coenzyme q10 plasma levels
    1
  • adverse events
    1
  • muscle function
    1
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  • clinical symptoms
    1
  • fertilized oocyte percentage
    1
  • plasma coenzyme q10
    1

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which of Ubiquinol's 2 ongoing trials reports first?


2 registered trials of Ubiquinol are open; earliest completion 2027-01. ClinicalTrials.gov · 2026-09-01

Fertilized oocyte percentage; Self-reported fatigue; latest 2028-09-01

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Trial

  • NCT06555575
    "Ubiquinone vs. Ubiquinol Supplementation"; n 90; "Fertilized oocyte percentage"; 2027-01
  • NCT07789106
    "A Study on Ubiquinol on Fatigue and Muscle Strength in Healthy Adults Taking GLP-1 Agonists"; n 90; "Self-reported fatigue"; 2028-09-01

recorded 2026-09-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

Which 4 trials of Ubiquinol posted no result?


Posted no result
4 of 4 completed trials
Registrations
NCT00980694, NCT01940627, NCT05178225 and NCT04286178
Completion dates
oldest 2012-07; newest 2024-03-05
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Trial

  • NCT00980694
    2012-07
  • NCT01940627
    2013-09
  • NCT05178225
    2022-01-01
  • NCT04286178
    2024-03-05

At the median, Ubiquinol's trials enrolled 49.5 people — anything larger?


Median enrolment
49.5
Largest enrolment
150
Registered trials counted
14

Was Ubiquinol studied with fasting and exercise?


fasting and exercise are named in Ubiquinol's label sentences: "This study compared the oral bioavailability of cocrystal formulation soft gels (test product), a novel ubiquinol formulation, and ubiquinone formulation (reference product) in a randomized, double-blind, two-period crossover study with 12 healthy subjects under fasting conditions." openfda-label+europepmc · 2026-03-01

2 recorded statements; fasting, exercise

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  • fasting
    This study compared the oral bioavailability of cocrystal formulation soft gels (test product), a novel ubiquinol formulation, and ubiquinone formulation (reference product) in a randomized, double-blind, two-period crossover study with 12 healthy subjects under fasting conditions.
  • exercise
    Furthermore, the results of this study will contribute to exploring whether ubiquinol supplementation could be beneficial for endurance exercise capacity at different altitudes and help improve adaptation to acute hypoxia and de-acclimatization. <b>Clinical Trial Registration:</b> This study has been registered in the Chinese Clinical Trial Register (www.chictr.org.cn) as ChiCTR2200059900 and…

recorded 2026-03-01 · last checked 2026-09-04

What is recorded about Ubiquinol and NAD+?


"NM NPs are designed to pass through the glomerular filtration barrier and preferentially accumulate in injured renal tubules, where they may replenish the NAD<sup>+</sup> pool and provide a pre-reduced, mitochondria-targeted ubiquinol to support the CoQ axis under oxidative stress." — where Ubiquinol and NAD+ appear together. Europe PMC · pathway abstract search · 2026-07-22

NAD+, autophagy, AMPK, mTOR, sirtuin; PMID 42569254, 37499399, 38759628, 32835596

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  • NAD+ PMID 42569254
    "NM NPs are designed to pass through the glomerular filtration barrier and preferentially accumulate in injured renal tubules, where they may replenish the NAD<sup>+</sup> pool and provide a pre-reduced, mitochondria-targeted ubiquinol to support the CoQ axis under oxidative stress."
  • autophagy PMID 37499399
    "Consequently, ubiquinol exerts a splenic-protective effect against irradiation via enhancing antioxidant, autophagic, and survival pathways."
  • AMPK PMID 38759628
    "Here, we reveal that pharmacological inhibition of the ETC complex I reduces ubiquinol levels while decreasing ATP levels and activating AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK), the two effects known for their roles in promoting and suppressing ferroptosis, respectively."
  • mTOR PMID 32835596
    "Ucp-1, uncoupling protein 1; cAMP, cyclic adenosine monophosphate; PKA, cAMP-dependent protein kinase A; SGLT, sodium glucose cotransporter; Cana, canagliflozin; T2DM: type 2 diabetes; Veh, vehicle; Pgc-1α, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α; SVFs, stromal-vascular fractions; FBS, bovine serum; Ad, adenovirus; mtDNA, mitochondrial DNA; COX2, cytochrome oxidase subunit 2;…"
  • AMPK PMID 32835596
    "Ucp-1, uncoupling protein 1; cAMP, cyclic adenosine monophosphate; PKA, cAMP-dependent protein kinase A; SGLT, sodium glucose cotransporter; Cana, canagliflozin; T2DM: type 2 diabetes; Veh, vehicle; Pgc-1α, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α; SVFs, stromal-vascular fractions; FBS, bovine serum; Ad, adenovirus; mtDNA, mitochondrial DNA; COX2, cytochrome oxidase subunit 2;…"
  • sirtuin PMID 32835596
    "Ucp-1, uncoupling protein 1; cAMP, cyclic adenosine monophosphate; PKA, cAMP-dependent protein kinase A; SGLT, sodium glucose cotransporter; Cana, canagliflozin; T2DM: type 2 diabetes; Veh, vehicle; Pgc-1α, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α; SVFs, stromal-vascular fractions; FBS, bovine serum; Ad, adenovirus; mtDNA, mitochondrial DNA; COX2, cytochrome oxidase subunit 2;…"
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  • NAD+ PMID 32835596
    "Ucp-1, uncoupling protein 1; cAMP, cyclic adenosine monophosphate; PKA, cAMP-dependent protein kinase A; SGLT, sodium glucose cotransporter; Cana, canagliflozin; T2DM: type 2 diabetes; Veh, vehicle; Pgc-1α, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α; SVFs, stromal-vascular fractions; FBS, bovine serum; Ad, adenovirus; mtDNA, mitochondrial DNA; COX2, cytochrome oxidase subunit 2;…"
  • AMPK PMID 35348040
    "This novel type of mitophagy may provide a new avenue for a protective mechanism targeting mitophagy, which would benefit patients with ASH.<b>Abbreviations:</b> ASH: alcoholic steatohepatitis; ALD: Alcoholic liver disease; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; HE: hematoxylin and eosin; TEM: transmission electron microscope; LC3: microtubule-associated protein 1 light…"
  • mTOR
    "Upstream regulator analysis highlighted the roles of mitochondrial protein ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase complex-3; rapamycin-insensitive companion of mTOR, an essential molecule in cellular homeostasis; Torin-1, a potent mTOR inhibitor; dead box protein 5, which may act as a co-activator of estrogen receptor signaling; and transducing-like enhancer protein-3, a member of a family of proteins…"
  • autophagy PMID 38577949
    "BBR pretreatment significantly improved the decrease of cell viability, P62 protein, Rho Family GTPase 3 (RhoE) protein, ubiquinone subunit B8 protein, ubiquinol‑cytochrome c reductase core protein U, the Bcl‑2‑associated X protein/B‑cell lymphoma 2 ratio, glutathione (GSH) and the GSH/glutathione disulphide (GSSG) ratio induced by H/R, while reducing the increase in lactate dehydrogenase,…"

sirtuin

  • PMID 24124769
    "Here, we report that dietary supplementation with ubiquinol-10 prevents age-related decreases in the expression of sirtuin gene family members, which results in the activation of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator 1α (PGC-1α), a major factor that controls mitochondrial biogenesis and respiration, as well as superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2) and isocitrate dehydrogenase 2 (IDH2),…"
  • PMID 24124769
    "Furthermore, ubiquinol-10 may activate Sirt1 and PGC-1α by increasing cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) levels that, in turn, activate cAMP response element-binding protein (CREB) and AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK)."
  • autophagy PMID 35104184
    "Collectively, these results indicate that cardiac ULK1 and ULK2 are functionally redundant in the developing heart, while ULK1 assumes a more unique, prominent role in the adult heart.<b>Abbreviations:</b> ATG4: autophagy related 4, cysteine peptidase; ATG5: autophagy related 5; ATG7: autophagy related 7; ATG9: autophagy related 9; ATG13: autophagy related 13; CYCS: Cytochrome C; DNM1L, dynamin…"
  • mTOR PMID 30917721
    "Besides unveiling a novel role of AMPK in lysosomal function, this study points to the mechanism that links mitochondrial malfunction to impaired lysosomal catabolism, underscoring the importance of AMPK and the complexity of organelle cross-talk in the regulation of cellular homeostasis. <b>Abbreviation</b>: ΔΨ<sub>m</sub>: mitochondrial transmembrane potential; AMP: adenosine monophosphate;…"
  • NAD+ PMID 31659858
    "ENZYMES: Protein kinase C: EC 2.7.11.13; NADH : ubiquinone reductase (H<sup>+</sup> -translocating; complex I): EC 7.1.1.2; FoF1-ATPase (H<sup>+</sup> -transporting two-sector ATPase): EC 7.1.2.2; Succinate : ubiquinone oxidoreductase (complex II): EC 1.3.5.1; Ubiquinol : cytochrome-c reductase (complex III): EC 7.1.1.8; Cytochrome c oxidase (complex IV): EC 1.9.3.1; NAD-dependent protein…"

recorded 2026-07-22 · last checked 2026-09-04

Where it is registered
Identifiers, relations and other names

The exact record

ChEMBL id
CHEMBL5272956
PubChem CID
9962735
CAS number
992-78-9
RxCUI
39085
InChIKey
QNTNKSLOFHEFPK-UPTCCGCDSA-N
Also called
CHEMBL5272956, 1,4-BENZENEDIOL, 2-((2E,6E,10E,14E,18E,22E,26E,30E,34E)-3,7,11,15,19,23,27,31,35,39-DECAMETHYL-2,6,10,14,18,22,26,30,34,38-TETRACONTADECAEN-1-YL)-5,6-DIMETHOXY-3-METHYL-, DIHYDROCOENZYME Q10, REDUCED COENZYME Q10, UBIQUINOL [USP-RS], UBIQUINOL-10, UBIQUINONE HYDROQUINONE, Ubiquinol [WHO-DD], ubiquinol [INN]
Trade name
Menera
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  • Europe PMC dose-response search ·
  • Europe PMC pathway abstract search ·
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