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. 2006 Apr 19;2006(2):CD005321. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD005321.pub2

Comparison 6. Durolane versus placebo.

Outcome or subgroup title No. of studies No. of participants Statistical method Effect size
1 Responder: reduction in the WOMAC pain score of at least 40% with an absolute improvement of at least 5 points 2   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
1.1 Week 2 1 346 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.80 [0.59, 1.09]
1.2 Week 6 1 346 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.23 [0.91, 1.66]
1.3 Week 13 1 346 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.91 [0.68, 1.23]
1.4 Week 26 1 346 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.90 [0.66, 1.24]
2 Responder: patients only with knee OA, reduction in WOMAC pain score of at least 40%, abs improvement 5 points 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
2.1 Week 2 1 216 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.97 [0.67, 1.40]
2.2 Week 6 1 216 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.53 [1.05, 2.23]
2.3 Week 13 1 216 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.08 [0.74, 1.56]
2.4 Week 26 1 216 Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.96 [0.65, 1.42]
3 WOMAC pain (change from baseline; 0 to 20 Likert) 2   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
3.1 Week 2 1 346 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.74 [0.02, 1.46]
3.2 Week 6 1 346 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.24 [‐0.57, 1.05]
3.3 Week 13 1 346 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.55 [‐0.30, 1.40]
3.4 Week 26 1 346 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.39 [‐0.47, 1.25]
4 WOMAC stiffness (change from baseline; 0 to 8 Likert) 2   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
4.1 Week 2 1 346 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.51 [0.16, 0.86]
4.2 Week 6 1 346 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.16 [‐0.20, 0.52]
4.3 Week 13 1 346 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.34 [‐0.06, 0.74]
4.4 Week 26 1 346 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 0.35 [‐0.04, 0.74]
5 WOMAC physical function (change from baseline; 0 to 68 Likert) 1   Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
5.1 Week 2 1 346 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 2.15 [‐0.14, 4.44]
5.2 Week 6 1 346 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.0 [‐1.58, 3.58]
5.3 Week 13 1 346 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.74 [‐0.97, 4.45]
5.4 Week 26 1 346 Mean Difference (IV, Fixed, 95% CI) 1.60 [‐1.11, 4.31]
6 Safety: total withdrawals overall 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
7 Safety: withdrawals due to inefficacy 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
8 Safety: withdrawals due to adverse events 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
9 Safety: number of patients affected by device‐related adverse events 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
10 Safety: number of patients with adverse events related to injection only 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
11 Safety: number of patients with non‐serious treatment‐related adverse events 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
12 Safety: number of patients with non‐serious adverse events 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
13 Safety: number of patients with treated unrelated adverse events 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only
14 Safety: number of patients with serious treatment‐unrelated adverse events 1   Risk Ratio (M‐H, Fixed, 95% CI) Subtotals only