| Study |
Time |
Treatment |
Outcome |
N of Pts |
Baseline Mean |
End of Study Mean |
Absolute Benefit |
Relative Difference |
| Huang 2005 |
End of treatment |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Pain (0‐10 cm VAS) |
34 |
5.6 |
2.5 |
‐1.9 (I) |
‐35.8% (I) |
| |
|
C: Exercise |
|
30 |
5.3 |
4.1 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
52 wk |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Pain (0‐10 cm VAS) |
32 |
5.6 |
2.0 |
‐2.2 (I) |
‐41.5% (I) |
| |
|
C: Exercise |
|
26 |
5.3 |
3.9 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
End of treatment |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Lequesne Index (0‐26) |
34 |
7.5 |
4.0 |
‐5.0 (I) |
‐65.8% (I) |
| |
|
C: Exercise |
|
30 |
7.6 |
6.1 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
52 wk |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Lequesne Index (0‐26) |
32 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
‐3.2 (I) |
‐42.1% (I) |
| |
|
C: Exercise |
|
26 |
7.6 |
5.8 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
End of treatment |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Range of motion (degrees) |
34 |
103 |
120 |
22 (I) |
21.4% (I) |
| |
|
C: Exercise |
|
30 |
103 |
108 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
52 wk |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Range of motion (degrees) |
32 |
103 |
124 |
28 (I) |
27.2% (I) |
| |
|
C: Exercise |
|
26 |
103 |
110 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
End of treatment |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Ambulation speed (metres per minute) |
34 |
72.4 |
95.6 |
12.9 (I) |
17.8% (I) |
| |
|
C: Exercise |
|
30 |
72.6 |
82.9 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
52 wk |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Ambulation speed (metres per minute) |
32 |
72.4 |
99.3 |
14.2 (I) |
19.6% (I) |
| |
|
C: Exercise |
|
26 |
72.6 |
85.3 |
|
|
