Effects of glucosamine, chondroitin, or placebo in patients with osteoarthritis of hip or knee: network meta-analysis

Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2010
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This review concluded that chondroitin or glucosamine, alone or in combination, did not have a clinically relevant effect on perceived joint pain or on joint space narrowing. This was a well-conducted piece of research and the authors' conclusions seem appropriate. However, uncertainties regarding indirect rather than head-to-head comparisons should be borne in mind.
Epistemonikos ID: 89b653b6fac7b9f57167a0bb0f1836cc795bd2d4
First added on: Jun 07, 2012