Abstract
Introduction. Scientific discussions about ways to improve the effectiveness and safety of osteoarthritis (OA) therapy do not stop. The article discusses the most controversial issues of the problem and presents the results of a study on the use of sodium hyaluronate in gonarthrosis.Aim. To compare the clinical efficacy, tolerability and safety of the use of synovial fluid substitute of domestic manufacture and symptomatic slow-acting drugs (SYSADOA) in patients with gonarthrosis. Study design. Prospective, comparative, randomized, single center study. The duration of the study was 12 months.Materials and methods. The study included 180 patients with gonarthrosis, randomized into three groups. Study group: 50 patients treated with Ripart® sodium hyaluronate solution intra-articularly. Comparison group: 30 patients treated with SYSADOA, intraarticular. Control group: 100 patients treated with SYSADOA intramuscularly.Results. The most rapid and pronounced decrease in the VAS index was obtained during sodium hyaluronate therapy: by 31% at the 1st week, by 48% by the end of the 2nd week, with a maximum decrease by 49.1% by the 3rd month (p < 0.001). After 12 months, a lower level of the VAS index was observed: 32% lower than before the start of therapy (t = 47.23; p < 0.001). Comparable results were observed in this group in terms of the dynamics of the AUSCAN/WOMAC index. The effectiveness of therapy in the comparison and control groups was lower (p < 0.05). In addition, the use of sodium hyaluronate provided a significant reduction in the need for taking NSAIDs: 20 patients completely stopped taking NSAIDs (40%), 25 (50%) – they began to take NSAIDs less often or reduced the dose of drugs by 2 times, after 12 months they continued taking NSAIDs only 20% of patients in this group (p < 0.05).Сonclusions. Thus, Ripart® demonstrated high efficiency in reducing pain, contributed to a significant reduction in the need for NSAIDs in patients with gonarthrosis, and has a good safety profile.
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