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. 2018 Jan 9;18:7. doi: 10.1186/s12906-017-2062-z

Table 1.

Overall study design

Visit Visit 1
Study site
At home Visit 2
Study site
Visit 3
Study site
Study day 1 1–84 28 84
Information/Informed Consent x
Radiography x
Sonography x
Blood sampling (ESR,CRP analysis) x x
PPM testsa x x x
WOMAC test x x x
Treatment x
Tablets intake count x x x
Adverse Events x x x

aPPM tests set includes 30-s Chair Stand Test (30s–CST), 40 m (4x10m) Fast Paced Walk Test (40 m FPWT), Timed Up and Go Test (TUG) and Stair Climb Test (SCT)