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Glucosamine and chondroitin sulphate did not improve pain in osteoarthritis of the knee

http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ebm.11.4.115

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    Clegg DO, Reda DJ, Harris CL, et al. Glucosamine, chondroitin sulfate, and the two in combination for painful knee osteoarthritis. N Engl J Med 2006;354:795–808.
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 Q In patients with osteoarthritis of the knee, are glucosamine, chondroitin sulphate, or both more effective than placebo for relief of pain?

    Clinical impact ratings GP/FP/Primary care ★★★★★★☆ IM/Ambulatory care ★★★★★☆☆ Rheumatology ★★★★★★☆ Physical medicine & rehabilitation ★★★★★★★

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    randomised placebo controlled trial. (Glucosamine/chondroitin Arthritis Intervention Trial [GAIT]).

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    unclear allocation concealment.*

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    blinded (clinicians and patients).*

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    6 months.

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    16 clinical centres in the US.

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    1583 patients ⩾40 years of age (mean age 59 y, 54% women) who had knee pain for ⩾6 months and on most days of the previous month; radiographic evidence of osteoarthritis; score 125–400 on the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC); and American Rheumatism Association functional class …

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    Footnotes

    • For correspondence: Dr D O Clegg, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, USA. gait.study{at}hsc.utah.edu

    • Sources of funding: National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.