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Clinical trials: Pharma grade chondroitin sulfate effective treatment for osteoarthritis
MADRID — The latest published evidence on osteoarthritis treatment was presented Wednesday at the symposium organized by Bioiberica and IBSA at the Annual European Congress of Rheumatology, here.
A new clinical trial, carried out by IBSA and called CONCEPT (ChONdroitin vs CElecoxib vs Placebo Trial), shows that pharmaceutical grade chondroitin sulfate is as effective as an anti-inflammatory drug (celecoxib) and superior to placebo for pain reduction and improvement of functional disability in patients with knee osteoarthritis.