The short-term effect of glucosamine-sulfate, nonanimal chondroitin-sulfate, and S-adenosylmethionine combination on ultrasonography findings, inflammation, pain, and functionality in patients with knee osteoarthritis: A pilot, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial.
Zoran VeličkovićSlavica Pavlov DolijanovicNikola StojanovićSaša JanjićLjiljana KovačevićIvan A SoldatovicGoran RadunovicPublished in: Archives of rheumatology (2023)
According to the results of our investigation, treatment for knee osteoarthritis should be evaluated using more objective outcomes. The most important conclusion of our study is that IP may result in a slight increase in articular cartilage thickness, which was associated with a decrease in pain intensity at baseline. Clarification of the potential influence of this combination on radiographic progression and laboratory markers of inflammation requires further exploration.
Keyphrases
- knee osteoarthritis
- double blind
- placebo controlled
- clinical trial
- study protocol
- phase ii
- phase iii
- chronic pain
- oxidative stress
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- phase ii study
- magnetic resonance imaging
- open label
- randomized controlled trial
- high intensity
- metabolic syndrome
- risk assessment
- optical coherence tomography
- spinal cord injury
- combination therapy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- magnetic resonance
- adipose tissue
- glycemic control
- type diabetes