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Celadrin™
appears to significantly improve knee function in patients
suffering from osteoarthritis, according to researchers from
the United States and India.
Celadrin™
contains cetylated fatty acids (CFA), a natural component
of the fat of whales, beavers and bovines.
Researchers
developed a study to determine the benefits of CFA on knee
range of motion and function in 64 patients with osteoarthritis.
The patients
were evaluated at the start of the study and again at 30 and
68 days after consuming either a placebo (vegetable oil) or
cetylated fatty acids (Celadrin). Patients were assessed by
a physician for knee range of motion and an index was used
to determine the patients' knee function.
After
68 days, patients treated with CFA showed significant increase
in knee flexing compared to the patients given a placebo.
Neither group reported improvement in knee extension. The
group taking CFA fared better on the function index than the
group taking the placebo, according to the study published
in the Journal of Rheumatology.
"Compared
with placebo, CFA provides an improvement in knee range of
motion and overall function in patients with osteoarthritis
of the knee," concluded the researchers. "CFA may
be an alternative to the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory
drugs for the treatment of osteoarthritis."
Source:
Arthritis Week
of August 11, 2002
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