Primary Research · 2014
Efficacy and safety of curcumin for osteoarthritis of the knee: 4-week study compared to ibuprofen
Kuptniratsaikul V, Dajpratham P, Taechaarpornkul W, et al. · Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2014
Key finding
4-week non-inferiority RCT (n=367) found C. longa extract 1500mg/day produced similar pain and function improvements to ibuprofen 1200mg/day, with fewer GI adverse events.
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Open on PubMedhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24672232/
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