Glucosamine and Chondroitin for Treatment of Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Quality Assessment and Meta-analysis

• Published in: JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 283; no. 11; pp. 1469 - 1475
• Main Authors: McAlindon, Timothy E, LaValley, Michael P, Gulin, Juan P, Felson, David T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Chicago, IL American Medical Association 15.03.2000
• Subjects: Arthritis; Biological and medical sciences; Bones, joints and connective tissue. Antiinflammatory agents; Chondroitin - therapeutic use; Clinical Trials as Topic; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Dietary Supplements; glucosamine; Glucosamine - therapeutic use; Health care; Humans; Medical sciences; Osteoarthritis - drug therapy; Osteoporosis; Pharmacology. Drug treatments; Systematic review; Human; Chemotherapy; Glucosamine; Treatment; Treatment efficiency; Diseases of the osteoarticular system; Arthropathy; Controlled therapeutic trial; Degenerative disease; Osteoarthritis; Metaanalysis

CONTEXT Glucosamine and chondroitin preparations are widely touted in the lay press as remedies for osteoarthritis (OA), but uncertainty about their efficacy exists among the medical community. OBJECTIVE To evaluate benefit of glucosamine and chondroitin preparations for OA symptoms using meta-analy...