title: Galactosaminoglucuronoglycan sulphate in the treatment of osteoarthritis: clinical efficacy and tolerance of oral and intra-articular administrations.
abstract: The clinical efficacy and the tolerance of galactosaminoglucuronoglycan sulphate (GGGS), administered both orally and intra-articularly were evaluated for the treatment of generalized and localized osteoarthritis (OA). The study included 154 patients: 52 treated orally with GGGS, observed during three periods of three consecutive months of therapy followed by eight weeks of withdrawal, 52 treated only with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), and 50 patients treated two times in a year with a total of twelve (6 x 2) knee intra-articular weekly injections. The tolerance to GGGS was excellent, and the monitoring of the clinical measurements revealed a significant improvement of the articular data with a decreasing of NSAID's consumption.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Perugia University School of Medicine, S. Maria Hospital, Terni, Italy.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Coaccioli
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allegra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pennacchi
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mattioli
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ponteggia
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brunelli
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Patucchi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Puxeddu
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007270:Injections, Intra-Articular; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D010146:Pain / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans