ArticleDiseases (Basel, Switzerland)2020
Short-Term Effect of a New Oral Sodium Hyaluronate Formulation on Knee Osteoarthritis: A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.
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- Randomized Controlled Trials Studying Nonoperative Treatments of Osteoarthritis Often Use Misleading and Uninformative Control Groups: A Systematic Review.Clinical orthopaedics and related research · 2025Pooled it
- REJENERAInflammopharmacology · 2026Article
- Conservative Management of Focal Chondral Lesions of the Knee and Ankle: Current Concepts.Cells · 2025Review
- Nutritional interventions for osteoarthritis: targeting the metabolism-inflammation-oxidative stress axis-clinical evidence and translational practice.Frontiers in nutrition · 2025Review
- Effect of sodium hyaluronate combined with rehabilitation training on knee joint injury caused by golf.World journal of clinical cases · 2024Article
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Abstract
objectivethe aim of this pilot study was to test the short-term effect of oral supplementation with a sodium hyaluronate with a large spectrum of molecular weights (FS-HA
methods60 subjects affected by clinical and/or radiological diagnosis of symptomatic knee OA were consecutively enrolled in a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, clinical trial. At randomization visit, at day 28 (visit 2), and day 56 (visit 3), the Western Ontario McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC), the Lequesne Functional Index (LFI) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain (VAS-p) were administered to the enrolled patients. Then, patients were asked how many times they used rescue medications (non-steroidal antinflammatory drugs - NSAIDs and/or anti-pain drugs) during the previous 4 weeks. Finally, the range of knee joint motion (ROM) was also instrumentally measured.
resultsIn FS-HA
conclusionthe oral supplementation with a FS-HA
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