Brachystemma calycinum D. Don Effectively Reduces the Locomotor Disability in Dogs with Naturally Occurring Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Trial

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the dogs stratified per group.

Characteristics	Groups
	Placebo	Brachystemma calycinum D. Don
Age (year)	5.9 (1.9)	5.6 (2.5)
Sex (male/female)	6/10	8/8
Body weight (kg)	42.5 (7.5)	40.3 (11.4)
Peak vertical force (% BW)	56.3 (6.4)	58.2 (6.7)
Locomotor activity recording (over 5-day)
Daily duration of active period (h)	6.7 (1.8)	6.5 (1.5)
Daily averaged total intensity (unitless)	191 (66)	194 (79)
Case-specific outcome measure of disability	1.9 (0.6)	1.6 (0.5)
Osteoarthritis-afflicted joint
Hip (count)	10	11
Stifle (count)	13	12
Hip and Stifle (count)	7	7