Symptom-modifying effect of chondroitin sulfate in knee osteoarthritis: a meta-analysis of randomized placebo-controlled trials performed with structum(®).

Open Rheumatol J · 2012 · PMC3412198 · PMID 22870166

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At 3 months there was a clear trend towards a decrease in pain during activity (-3 mm vs placebo) observed in all three studies although this effect did not reach statistical significance (Fig. 4 ).

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