Chondroitin
10%
Improve with treatment
40%
Improve with control
50%
Do not Improve
What does improve mean?
An example of a 30% reduction in pain scores is a decrease from 6 to 4 on a 10 point pain scale
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How many people will improve?
50%
Improvement by treatment or placebo
50%
No Improvement
Chondroitin Harms
Withdrawals due to Adverse Events
4.7%
4.4% (placebo)
Gastrointestinal Adverse Events
3.8%
5.9% (placebo)
Other Considerations
- Efficacy is similar to placebo in trials without industry funding.

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