The development of disease-modifying therapies for osteoarthritis (DMOADs): the evidence to date

WM Oo, C Little, V Duong, DJ Hunter - Drug Design, Development …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a complex heterogeneous articular disease with multiple joint tissue
involvement of varying severity and no regulatory-agency-approved disease-modifying …

Placebos in chronic pain: evidence, theory, ethics, and use in clinical practice

TJ Kaptchuk, CC Hemond, FG Miller - bmj, 2020 - bmj.com
Despite their ubiquitous presence, placebos and placebo effects retain an ambiguous and
unsettling presence in biomedicine. Specifically focused on chronic pain, this review …

Safety and efficacy of subcutaneous ianalumab (VAY736) in patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2b …

SJ Bowman, R Fox, T Dörner, X Mariette, A Papas… - The Lancet, 2022 - thelancet.com
Background Sjögren's syndrome is an autoimmune disease characterised by dry eyes and
mouth, systemic features, and reduced quality of life. There are no disease-modifying …

Umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) for knee osteoarthritis: repeated MSC dosing is superior to a single MSC dose and to hyaluronic acid in a …

J Matas, M Orrego, D Amenabar… - Stem cells …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is a leading cause of pain and disability. Although conventional
treatments show modest benefits, pilot and phase I/II trials with bone marrow (BM) and …

Effects of open-label placebos in clinical trials: a systematic review and meta-analysis

M von Wernsdorff, M Loef, B Tuschen-Caffier… - Scientific reports, 2021 - nature.com
Open-label placebos (OLPs) are placebos without deception in the sense that patients know
that they are receiving a placebo. The objective of our study is to systematically review and …

Arthroscopic surgery for degenerative knee: systematic review and meta-analysis of benefits and harms

JB Thorlund, CB Juhl, EM Roos, LS Lohmander - bmj, 2015 - bmj.com
Objective To determine benefits and harms of arthroscopic knee surgery involving partial
meniscectomy, debridement, or both for middle aged or older patients with knee pain and …

The temporal effect of platelet-rich plasma on pain and physical function in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized …

L Shen, T Yuan, S Chen, X Xie, C Zhang - Journal of orthopaedic surgery …, 2017 - Springer
Background Quite a few randomized controlled trials (RCTs) investigating the efficacy of
platelet-rich plasma (PRP) for treatment of knee osteoarthritis (OA) have been recently …

Efficacy and safety of curcumin and its combination with boswellic acid in osteoarthritis: a comparative, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

A Haroyan, V Mukuchyan, N Mkrtchyan… - … and alternative medicine, 2018 - Springer
Background The aim of this clinical trial was to assess the efficacy and safety of curcuminoid
complex extract from turmeric rhizome with turmeric volatile oil (CuraMed®) and its …

Comparative efficacy of exercise therapy and oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and paracetamol for knee or hip osteoarthritis: a network meta-analysis of …

Q Weng, SL Goh, J Wu, MSM Persson, J Wei… - British journal of sports …, 2023 - bjsm.bmj.com
Objective Clinical guidelines recommend exercise as a core treatment for knee or hip
osteoarthritis (OA). However, how its analgesic effect compares to analgesics, for example …

Clinical relevance of contextual factors as triggers of placebo and nocebo effects in musculoskeletal pain

G Rossettini, E Carlino, M Testa - BMC musculoskeletal disorders, 2018 - Springer
Placebo and nocebo effects are embodied psycho-neurobiological responses capable of
modulating pain and producing changes at different neurobiological, body at perceptual and …