Eggshell membrane in the treatment of pain and stiffness from osteoarthritis of the knee: A randomized, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study

Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 907-914

  Ruff, Kevin J ^a   Winkler, Anne ^b   Jackson, Robert W ^c   DeVore, Dale P ^d   Ritz, Barry W ^e  

^a ESM Technologies LLC   (United States)

^b St John's Hospital   (United States)

^c Regional Specialty Clinic   (United States)

^d Membrell   (United States)

^e DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative; Complimentary; Eggshell membrane; Knee; OPTION; Osteoarthritis; Pain; Stiffness; WOMAC

Indexed keywords

NATURAL EGGSHELL MEMBRANE; NATURAL PRODUCT; NEM; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; JOINT STIFFNESS; KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS; KNEE PAIN; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; EGG PROTEINS; EGGS; GLYCOSAMINOGLYCANS; HUMANS; OSTEOARTHRITIS, KNEE; PAIN; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 67849118767     PISSN: 07703198     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10067-009-1173-4     Document Type: Article

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