Dose Escalation Study Of Chinese Herbs In Osteoarthritis Of The Knee

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the traditional Chinese herbal compound (Huo-Luo-Xiao-Ling Dan, or HLXL) is effective in treating OA of the knee in addition to participants current OA of the knee treatment(s) and also to determine the best dosage of HLXL that is safe and well tolerated.

Timeline

Start

2007-04

Primary completion

2010-04

Completion

2010-07

Publications

• Lao L, Hochberg M, Lee DYW, Gilpin AMK, Fong HHS, Langenberg P, Chen K, Li EK, Tam LS, Berman B. Huo-Luo-Xiao-Ling (HLXL)-Dan, a Traditional Chinese Medicine, for patients with osteoarthritis of the knee: a multi-site, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase II clinical trial. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2015 Dec;23(12):2102-2108. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2015.06.007. Epub 2015 Jun 20.

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Indications