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A retrospective observational study of glucosamine sulfate in addition to conventional therapy in hand osteoarthritis patients compared to conventional treatment alone
- Source :
- Aging Clinical and Experimental Research. 32:1161-1172
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2019.
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Abstract
- The optimal management of hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is still challenging. To evaluate the effects of glucosamine sulfate (GS) in addition to conventional therapy compared to conventional therapy alone in HOA. This 6-month retrospective study included 108 patients with concomitant knee and hand OA. Fifty-five patients (GS Group) were treated for six consecutive months with crystalline GS (1500 mg once/day) in addition to conventional therapy for HOA [exercise combined with acetaminophen and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)] and 53 patients (Control Group) with the conventional therapy alone. Primary outcomes were the difference between groups in the change of hand pain on a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and in the Functional Index for Hand Osteoarthritis (FIHOA) from baseline to 6 months. Secondary outcomes were Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ), medical outcomes study 36-item short form (SF-36) and symptomatic drug consumption. The patients who received GS presented a significant decrease (p
- Subjects :
- Male
Aging
medicine.medical_specialty
Visual Analog Scale
Visual analogue scale
Symptomatic slow-acting drugs for osteoarthritis
Crystalline glucosamine sulfate
Glucosamine Sulfate
Pain
Placebo
03 medical and health sciences
Hand osteoarthritis
Retrospective study
0302 clinical medicine
Internal medicine
Osteoarthritis
medicine
Humans
030212 general & internal medicine
Aged
Retrospective Studies
Aged, 80 and over
Glucosamine
business.industry
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Conventional treatment
Retrospective cohort study
Middle Aged
Hand
Acetaminophen
Treatment Outcome
Concomitant
Female
Geriatrics and Gerontology
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
medicine.drug
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17208319
- Volume :
- 32
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....3632af4316c71544adcab80006112cce