Effectiveness of intraarticular HMW-HA added to regular non-surgical usual care in everyday clinical practice (UC) compared to UC in symptomatic knee OA patients in the working age

The effectiveness of high molecular weight hyaluronic acid for knee osteoarthritis in patients in the working age: a randomized controlled trial

Article specifications

This clinical study was published in 2019 in Journal of BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders (IF 2017/2018: 1.998) by Netherlands specialists. In this study the effectiveness of intraarticular HMW-HA added to regular non-surgical usual care in everyday clinical practice (UC) compared to UC over 52 weeks in symptomatic knee OA patients in the working age was investigated.

 

Results

Intra-articular injections with HMW-HA added to usual care is effective in patients in the working age. It results in more responders to therapy and improvement in pain, function and patient’s global assessment (PGA).