Journal article
Efficacy and safety of a single intra-articular injection of non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid (NASHA) in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Non-animal stabilized hyaluronic acid (NASHA) is a novel hyaluronan (HA) preparation with a 4-week intra-articular half-life. This study compared the efficacy of a single injection of NASHA with placebo in patients with osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.
DESIGN: This was a 26-week randomized, double-blind, multicenter study of a single intra-articular knee injection with either NASHA or placebo (saline). Assessments included the …
Authors
Altman RD; Åkermark C; Beaulieu AD; Schnitzer T; Group FTDIS
Journal
Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, Vol. 12, No. 8, pp. 642–649
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
8 2004
DOI
10.1016/j.joca.2004.04.010
ISSN
1063-4584