Effect of Flex-a-New on Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Summary
comparative trial of placebo versus flex-a-new (a food supplement) containing glucosamine an chondroitin sulfate for the symptom modification is knee osteoarthritis
Description
comparative trial of placebo versus flex-a-new (a food supplement) containing glucosamine an chondroitin sulfate for the symptom modification is knee osteoarthritis
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Placebo Control, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions
Osteoarthritis
Intervention
flex-a-new (food supplement)
Location
Rabin Medical Center
Petah Tikwa
Israel
49372
Status
Recruiting
Source
Rabin Medical Center
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00294801
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Published on BioPortfolio: 2014-08-27T03:46:02-0400
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