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. 2005 Apr 20;2005(2):CD002946. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002946.pub2

Herrero‐Beaumont 2007.

Methods Randomized controlled trial 
 Double blinded 
 Multicenter 
 Parallel group
Participants Outpatients with primary symptomatic OA of the knee 
 Country: Spain and Portugal 
 N = 325 
 Mean age: 63.9 years 
 87% female 
 13% male
Interventions GS 1500 mg/day versus acetaminophen 3 gm/day versus placebo 
 Duration: 24 weeks
Outcomes Lequesne Index, WOMAC total WOMAC pain, WOMAC function, OARSI A and B responder criteria, Global‐patient derived
Notes  
Risk of bias
Bias Authors' judgement Support for judgement
Allocation concealment? Low risk A ‐ Adequate