Experiment 1324086

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PropertyValue
Pharmacology
Administration routeORAL
OrganismEmpty organism
CitationMORITA,M: YAMADA,K: DATE,H: KAZUE HAYAKAWA,K: SAKURAI,H: YAMADA,H:. (2018). EFFICACY OF CHONDROITIN SULFATE FOR PAINFUL KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: A ONE-YEAR, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, MULTICENTER CLINICAL STUDY IN JAPAN. 41(2)
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Compound isolated
DiseaseSTUDY OF THE EFFECT OF CHONDROITIN SULFATE THERAPY ON KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS IN A ONE-YEAR, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE- BLIND, DOSE-COMPARISON STUDY. PATIENTS WITH PAINFUL OSTEOARTHRITIS OF THE KNEE WERE TREATED WITH ORAL CHONDROITIN SULFATE AT A DOSE OF EITHER 260 MG/DAY OR 1,560 MG/DAY (HIGH-DOSE GROUP). SYMPTOMS WERE EVALUATED BY THE LEQUESNE’S INDEX AND VISUAL ANALOG SCALE FOR PAIN IN 73 PATIENTS. IN THE SUBGROUP WITH SEVERE SYMPTOMS (LEQUESNE’S INDEX ≥8), THE CHONDROITIN SULFATE DOSE OF 1,560 MG/DAY IMPROVED PAIN FASTER AFTER 6 AND 9 MONTHS’ THERAPY. THE STUDY CONCLUDED THAT CHONDROITIN SULFATE IS USEFUL FOR PAIN CONTROL IN KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS.
Dose amount1.56 GM
Number2
Qualitative resultACTIVE
AnimalHUMAN ADULT
Per unitDAY
Dose expressionDOSE