Symptoms modifying effect of avocado/soybean unsaponifiables (ASU) in knee osteoarthritis. A double blind, prospective, placebo-controlled study.

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Title:	Symptoms modifying effect of avocado/soybean unsaponifiables (ASU) in knee osteoarthritis. A double blind, prospective, placebo-controlled study.
Author:	Appelboom, T : Schuermans, J : Verbruggen, G : Henrotin, Y : Reginster, J Y
Citation:	Scand-J-Rheumatol. 2001; 30(4): 242-7
Abstract:	OBJECTIVES: We compare the symptomatic effects of 300 or 600mg daily of ASU in patients with knee osteoarthritis. METHODS: A multicenter, double blind, study comparing a daily intake of 300mg or 600mg of ASU and placebo. The study lasted 3 months and involved patients of both genders, aged 45 to 80 years and presenting with femoro-tibial knee osteoarthritis. The primary endpoint was NSAIDs and analgesics intake between D30 and D90. RESULTS: All efficacy parameters were significantly improved (pless than 0.01), in the two ASU groups compared to the placebo group. At D90, NSAIDs and analgesics intake decreased by more than 50% in 71% of the patients receiving ASU 300mg or 600mg, compared to 36% of the patients receiving placebo. From DO to D90 Lequesne's index dropped by 3.9 and 2.9 points in ASU 300mg and 600mg groups, respectively, against 1.6 in those receiving placebo. CONCLUSION: The efficacy of ASU at a dosage of 300mg/day and 600mg/day was consistently superior to that of placebo at all endpoints, with no differences observed between the two doses.
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Language:	English
Publication Type:	Clinical-Trial; Journal-Article; Multicenter-Study; Randomized-Controlled-Trial
Keywords:	Lauraceae chemistry : Osteoarthritis, Knee drug therapy : Plant Extracts administration and dosage : Plant Oils administration and dosage : Soybeans chemistry
URL:	http://www.scup.no/journals/en/j-469.html