The Clinical Efficacy and Safety of the Sahastara Remedy versus Diclofenac in the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Double-Blind, Randomized, and Controlled Trial
Table 4
The efficacy outcome of Sahastara remedy and diclofenac.
Data
Follow-up
Treatments
value
SHT remedy
Diclofenac
Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) (mm.)
Day 0
44.1 (23.5)
43.5 (19.3)
0.59
Day 14
31.8 (22.8)
36.3 (24.3)
Day 28
27.4 (18.3)
31.5 (23.5)
100-meter time walk (seconds)
Day 0
103.77 (47.51)
103.19 (35.43)
0.09
Day 14
98.55 (25.21)
101.37 (24.39)
Day 28
96.58 (24.09)
95.92 (18.77)
WOMAC index score
Pain index
Day 0
8.52 (3.77)
8.47 (2.39)
0.54
Day 14
7.94 (3.05)
7.43 (3.92)
Day 28
7.06 (3.31)
6.30 (3.70)
Stiff index
Day 0
3.32 (1.92)
3.53 (1.61)
0.00
Day 14
3.42 (1.86)
2.40 (1.79)
Day 28
2.90 (1.87)
2.5 (1.78)
Physical functions index
Day 0
30.64 (11.69)
31.03 (10.77)
0.83
Day 14
30.61 (12.54)
27.57 (12.26)
Day 28
22.48 (12.17)
23.50 (13.06)
Total score
Day 0
42.65 (15.70)
43.13 (13.69)
0.64
Day 14
41.32 (15.69)
37.40 (16.55)
Day 28
34.61 (16.21)
33.00 (18.02)
Data represent mean (SD), statistic analysis: repeated measured ANOVA, Friedman’s test. Significant difference from day 0 within group (), significant difference from day 0 within group (), and significant difference from day 0 within group ().
