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VOLUME 24 , ISSUE 4 ( December, 2013 ) > List of Articles

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Efficacy of Diacerein in the Treatment of Osteo-arthritis of Knee

U Singh, Loitongbam L Sushil Singh, Handa Gita, S L Yadav

Citation Information : Singh U, Singh LL, Gita H, Yadav SL. Efficacy of Diacerein in the Treatment of Osteo-arthritis of Knee. Indian J Phy Med Rehab 2013; 24 (4):92-98.

DOI: 10.5005/ijopmr-24-4-92

Published Online: 01-12-2016

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2013; The Author(s).


Abstract

Osteo-arthritis, the most common joint disease of human being, presents with pain and stiffness of the affected joints, feeling of instabilities, deformities and severe loss of function of the involved joint affecting activities of daily livings as well as economic burden.

The present study evaluates the efficacy and adverse effects of diacerein, an anti-inflammatory drug now being considered as a disease modifying drug in osteo-arthritis on 38 patients. After 6 weeks of intervention, diacerein showed statistically significant superiority versus aceclofenac as assessed with WOMAC A (P<0.0001), WOMAC B (P< 0.0001), WOMAC C (P<0.0001) and secondary efficacy variable like NSAIDs (aceclofenac) intake from the baseline and at the efficacy time point at 6 weeks and 12 weeks(P<0.0001), demonstrating the better efficacy of diacerein over aceclofenac. This superiority was already evident from 6th week for all the parameters. It was more significant after completion of the study.


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