Efficacy of natural eggshell membrane for knee osteoarthritis: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial

Autor: Sohyeon Park, Seong-Hwan Ko, Nam-Kyu Yoon, Byung-Kwon Kim, Jongkyu Kim, Eun-Bum Kang, Minseok Oh, Chang-Gue Son, Eun-Jung Lee
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Journal of Functional Foods, Vol 121, Iss , Pp 106449- (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1756-4646
DOI: 10.1016/j.jff.2024.106449
Popis: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a common degenerative disease in older adults. Natural Eggshell Membrane (NEM) comprises bioactive ingredients known to relieve the symptoms of KOA, such as glycosaminoglycans, and has been shown by preclinical studies to be effective in the treatment of KOA. Participants received either NEM (n = 49) or a placebo product (n = 50). After 12 weeks of NEM intake, the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index score, visual analog scale pain score, and World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF score (physical health, social relationship score) significantly improved compared to those in the placebo group (p
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