• Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences & Sichuan Provincial People's Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan 610072, P. R. China;
ZhangJing, Email: 594664@qq.com; ZhouBin, Email: bingb2917@126.com
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Objective To observe the efficacy of self-behavior management combined with glucosamine hydrochloride for patients with early knee osteoarthritis. Methods Between October 2013 and March 2015, 240 patients with early knee osteoarthritis were randomly assigned to behavior therapy group (n=80) , drug treatment group (n=80) and combined treatment group (n=80) . Patients in the behavior therapy group were treated only by self-behavior management; patients in the drug treatment group were treated by glucosamine hydrochloride (0.48 g, three times per day); patients in the combined treatment group were treated by self-behavior management combined with glucosamine hydrochloride. The effect of treatment, adverse reactions, efficiency and expulsion rate were assessed 4, 8 and 12 weeks after treatment. Results The Lequesne index and the Western Ontario and McMaster Universities osteoarthritis index (WOMAC) significantly decreased from week 4 when compared with week 0 after treatment in the combined treatment group, and there was a significant difference between the combined treatment group and single therapy group at week 8 and 12 (P < 0.05) . The Lequesne index in the behavior therapy group and drug treatment group began to significantly decrease from week 8, and the WOMAC score significantly decreased from week 4 in the drug treatment group and from week 8 in the behavior therapy group. The efficiency increased with the treatment time prolonged in all three groups, but the efficiency in the combined treatment group was significantly higher than the single therapy group (P < 0.05) . The shedding rates in the behavior therapy group, drug treatment group and combined treatment group were respectively 12.5%, 7.5% and 6.3%, without statistically significant difference (P > 0.05) . The adverse reaction rate was low in all the three groups. Conclusion The self-behavior management combined with glucosamine hydrochloride is an effective, safe and well-tolerated treatment for early knee osteoarthritis.

Citation: ZhangJing, SuJiang, ChenXixi, LongLi, TianJuan, ZhouBin. Effect of Self-behavior Management Combined with Glucosamine Hydrochloride in Treating Patients with Early Knee Osteoarthritis. West China Medical Journal, 2016, 31(5): 803-807. doi: 10.7507/1002-0179.201600220 Copy

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