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ArticleOsteoarthritis and cartilage open2023

A randomized, triple-blinded controlled clinical study with a novel disease-modifying drug combination in equine lameness-associated osteoarthritis.

E Skiöldebrand, S Adepu, C Lützelschwab, S Nyström, A Lindahl, K Abrahamsson-Aurell, E Hansson

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Article in Osteoarthritis and cartilage open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. REJENERAInflammopharmacology · 2026
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  2. Development, refinement, and validation of an equine musculoskeletal pain scale.Frontiers in pain research (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

E SkiöldebrandDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
S AdepuDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
C LützelschwabDepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden.
S NyströmDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
A LindahlDepartment of Clinical Chemistry and Transfusion Medicine, Institute of Biomedicine, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden.
K Abrahamsson-AurellHallands Djursjukhus Kungsbacka Hästklinik, Älvsåkers Byväg 20, 434 95 Kungsbacka, Sweden.
E HanssonDepartment of Clinical Neuroscience, Institute of Neuroscience and Physiology, The Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden.
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences · SESahlgrenska University Hospital · SEHallands sjukhus Kungsbacka · SEUniversity of Gothenburg · SE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: This study aimed to test a novel treatment combination (TC) (equivalent to sildenafil, mepivacaine, and glucose) with disease-modifying properties compared to Celestone® bifas® (CB) in a randomized triple-blinded phase III clinical study in horses with mild osteoarthritis (OA). Joint biomarkers (reflecting the articular cartilage and subchondral bone remodelling) and clinical lameness were used as readouts to evaluate the treatment efficacy. Methods: Twenty horses with OA-associated lameness in the carpal joint were included in the study and received either TC ( Results: Post-intervention, SF BGN Conclusion: This is the first clinical study presenting companion diagnostics assisting in identifying OA phenotype and evaluating the efficacy and safety of a novel disease-modifying osteoarthritic drug.

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Anaesthetic agentsBiomarkersCompanion diagnosticsDMOADGlucoseOsteoarthritisSildenafil

Identifiers

PMID37416846
PMCPMC10320210
OpenAlexW4380987802

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