Does the hip powder of Rosa canina (rosehip) reduce pain in osteoarthritis patients? - a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
Abstract
This meta-analysis of three randomized controlled trials (287 osteoarthritis patients) found that Rosa canina (rosehip) powder significantly reduced pain compared with placebo (effect size 0.37), with patients twice as likely to respond to rosehip as to placebo, indicating rosehip reduces osteoarthritis pain.
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Christensen, R., Bartels, E.M., Altman, R.D., Astrup, A. and Bliddal, H (2008) 'Does the hip powder of Rosa canina (rosehip) reduce pain in osteoarthritis patients? - a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials', Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 16(9), pp. 965-972. doi:10.1016/j.joca.2008.03.001
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