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ArticleClinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders2018

An Observational 1-Month Trial on the Efficacy and Safety of Promerim for Improving Knee Joint.

Bekir Eray Kilinc, Yunus Oc, Gungor Alibakan, Emre Bilgin, Muharrem Kanar, Osman Tugrul Eren

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Article in Clinical medicine insights. Arthritis and musculoskeletal disorders, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Bekir Eray KilincGolhisar State Hospital, Orthopedics Department, Burdur, Turkey.
Yunus OcŞişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Orthopedics, Istanbul, Turkey.
Gungor AlibakanŞişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Orthopedics, Istanbul, Turkey.
Emre BilginTepecik Training and Research Hospital, Orthopedics, Izmir, Turkey.
Muharrem KanarŞişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Orthopedics, Istanbul, Turkey.
Osman Tugrul ErenŞişli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital, Orthopedics, Istanbul, Turkey.
Şişli Etfal Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRIzmir Tepecik Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi · TRSivas State Hospital · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThis study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of the oral intake of promerim in the elimination of acute pain and discomfort associated with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

methodsSingle-center, 1-month, prospective, observational clinical trial. A total of 92 patients not older than 70 years were included. Patients were offered to use 720-mg promerim for the first 15 days after admission after breakfast and then 360 mg for the second 15 days. All patients were analyzed with the visual analog scale (VAS) for pain, which ranges from 0 to 10, and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) score before the start of treatment and 1 month after the start. Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS 15.0 software. An α level of

resultsThis study comprised 92 patients (69 women and 23 men) with a mean age of 51.5 (range: 40-69) years. Before treatment, the mean VAS score was 5.6 ± 1.1, and after treatment, the mean VAS score was 2.6 ± 1.7. Treatment with promerim consistently showed a significant decrease in the VAS score (

conclusionsThe results of this single-center, open-label clinical study demonstrate that promerim is a viable natural treatment option for treating knee OA. We recommend that 720-mg promerim taken once daily for the first 15 days after admission and 360 mg taken once daily for the next 15 days significantly and rapidly reduced composite pain and stiffness in the knee OA within 1 month.

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