Efficacy of Proprietary Cherry Juice Blend in Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Osteoarthritis

In brief

The primary purpose of this research study is to test the ability of a proprietary cherry juice blend to be helpful in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00443092

Run by

CherryPharm

People needed

59

Starts

2007-03-01

Expected to finish

2010-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2012-08-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Subject is capable of giving informed consent.
• Subject is over 18 years and less than 80 years
• Subject has mild to moderate osteoarthritis of the knee based on all of the following 3:
• Meets clinical ACR criteria
• Kellgren score of 2-3 on a Standing Knee x-ray within previous 24 months
• VAS pain score of 4-9 at screening visit

You may not qualify if…

• Rheumatoid arthritis or other systemic inflammatory condition
• Chronic pain syndrome (fibromyalgia)
• Corticosteroid medication in last 2 months, either intra-articular or oral
• Intra-articular injections of hyaluronic acid in last 9 months
• Pregnant women (weight gain might confound degree of knee pain)
• Diabetes
• Inability to discontinue prescription medication for arthritis
• Unstable medical conditions that would likely prevent the subject from completing the study
• Food allergies - cherries, apples

Where it is running

• VA Medical Center — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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