Papers/PMID:27533649
Efficacy of Turmeric Extracts and Curcumin for Alleviating the Symptoms of Joint Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.
Journal of medicinal food2016The record
1 finding drawn from this paper, on 1 compound across 1 endpoint.
What it reported
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1 finding
curcumin — decreases visual analogue scale pain intensity
LikelyGrade B, Likely. Human evidence, limited replication or design limits.Finding“The PVAS was much lower in the curcumin group than in the placebo groups (overall mean differences and CI: −2.04 and −2.85, −1.24; P <.00001).”
Quoted verbatim from Efficacy of Turmeric Extracts and Curcumin for Alleviating the Symptoms of Joint Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials.. - Study
- meta-analysis
- Population
- adults with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis; curcumin vs placebo, pain visual analogue score
Effect -2.04 mean difference, 95% CI -2.85 to -1.24