Osteoarthritis
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Women and men. 2. Ages between 20 and 80 years. 3. With symptoms of OA (joint pain in hip, spine, limbs and / or phalanges). 4. Which have agreed to give informed consent. 5. Patients classified in Scales I-III of the American Association of Rheumatology. 6. Patients with WOMAC score > 25.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Existence of other forms of arthritis. 2. Arthroplasty in the last 3 years. 3. Any orthopedic surgery in the last 3 years. 4. Transplanted. 5. Active liver disease or active kidney disease. 6. Neoplasms diagnosed. 7. Severe arterial hypertension 8. Uncompensated diabetes mellitus (fasting glucose > 7 mmol/L). 9. Hospitalization for any cause in the previous 6 months. 10. Subjects with normal clinical history of allergy to any other medicines or other special conditions that endanger their health and their lives during the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Health Status (WOMAC questionnaire 0-Best health status, 96-worst health status). Measuring Time: At baseline, at the end of the 6, 12, 18 and 24 weeks. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain (WOMAC questionnaire. Value between 0 and 20 points). Measuring time: At baseline, at the end of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th weeks. Stiffness (WOMAC questionnaire. Value between 0 and 8 points). Measuring time: At baseline, at the end of the 6, 12, 18 and 24 weeks. Physical Activity Survey (WOMAC questionnaire. Value between 0 and 68 points). Measuring time: At baseline, at the end of the 6, 12, 18 and 24 weeks. Pain (Visual Analogue Scale. Value between 0-no pain-100 points-Worst pain bearable). Measuring time: At baseline, at the end of the 6, 12, 18 and 24 weeks. Segurity and tolerability: Physical status (weight (kg), rate (beats/min), blood pressure (mm Hg)). Measuring time: At baseline, at the end of the 6, 12, 18 and 24 weeks. Biochemistry tests (laboratory values). Measuring time: At baseline, at the end of the 12 and 24 weeks. Adverse Events (description (AE name), intensity (mild, moderate, severe), causality relationship (definitely related, probably related, possibly related, unrelated)). Measuring time: At the end of the 6, 12, 18 and 24 weeks. | — |
Countries
Cuba
Contacts
Center of Natural Products, National Center for Scientific Research