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Krill Oil Improved Osteoarthritic Knee Pain in Adults with Mild to Moderate Knee Osteoarthritis: a 6-Month Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial by Welma Stonehouse; Bianca Benassi-Evans; Jana Bednarz; Andrew D Vincent; Stephen Hall; Catherine L Hill is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Background: Osteoarthritis (oa) is a major cause of chronic pain and disability worldwide. treatment generally focuses on symptom relief through nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) and analgesics, which may incur side effects. krill oil, rich in anti-inflammatory long-chain (lc) omega-3 ( ω-3) pufas and astaxanthin, may be a safe and effective alternative treatment. ## Objectives: This study sought to investigate the effects of a commercially available krill oil supplement on knee pain in adults with mild to moderate knee oa. secondary outcomes were knee stiffness; physical function; nsaid use; omega-3 index; and lipid, inflammatory, and safety markers. ## Methods: Healthy adults (n = 235, 40-65 y old, bmi >18.5 to <35 kg/m2), clinically diagnosed with mild to moderate knee oa, regular knee pain, and consuming <0.5 g/d lc ω-3 pufas, participated in a 6-mo double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial. participants consumed either 4 g krill oil/d (0.60 g epa/d, 0.28 g dha/d, 0.45 g astaxanthin/d) or placebo (mixed vegetable oil). knee outcomes were assessed using the western ontario and mcmaster universities osteoarthritis index (womac) numeric scale (
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- Author
- Welma Stonehouse; Bianca Benassi-Evans; Jana Bednarz; Andrew D Vincent; Stephen Hall; Catherine L Hill
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)