| 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 |
‐2.5 (I) |
‐46.3% (I) |
| |
|
C: Warmup exercises |
|
32 |
5.4 |
4.9 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
52 wk |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Pain (0‐10 cm VAS) |
32 |
5.6 |
2.0 |
‐4.8 (I) |
‐88.9% (I) |
| |
|
C: Warmup exercises |
|
28 |
5.4 |
6.6 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
End of treatment |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Lequesne Index (0‐26) |
34 |
7.5 |
4.0 |
‐2.5 (I) |
‐33.8% (I) |
| |
|
C: Warmup exercises |
|
32 |
7.4 |
6.9 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
52 wk |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Lequesne Index (0‐26) |
32 |
7.5 |
2.5 |
‐5.7 (I) |
‐77.0% (I) |
| |
|
C: Warmup exercises |
|
28 |
7.4 |
8.1 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
End of treatment |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Range of motion (degrees) |
34 |
103 |
120 |
20 (I) |
19.8% (I) |
| |
|
C: Warmup exercises |
|
32 |
101 |
98 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
52 wk |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Range of motion (degrees) |
32 |
103 |
124 |
24 (I) |
23.8% (I) |
| |
|
C: Warmup exercises |
|
28 |
101 |
98 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
End of treatment |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Ambulation speed (metres per minute) |
34 |
72.4 |
95.6 |
21.3 (I) |
28.8% (I) |
| |
|
C: Warmup exercises |
|
32 |
73.9 |
75.8 |
|
|
| Huang 2005 |
52 wk |
E: Hyalgan+exercise+ultrasound |
Ambulation speed (metres per minute) |
32 |
72.4 |
99.3 |
30.7 (I) |
41.5% (I) |
| |
|
C: Warmup exercises |
|
28 |
73.9 |
70.1 |
|
|
