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Evidence found and GRADE certainty

12 questions · 13 findings · 1 reviews · Headline outcomes only

No studies found 0 · 0%GRADE not reported 0 · 0%Very low 0 · 0%Low 5 · 38.5%Moderate 5 · 38.5%High 3 · 23.1%

Chondroitin vs placebo

Pain on a 0 to 100 mm scale ‐ Short‐term studies (< 6 months)—dose ≥ 800 mg/d · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review

Chondroitin vs placebo

Pain on a 0 to 100 scale ‐ Long‐term studies (≥ 6 months)—dose ≥ 800 mg/d · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review

Chondroitin vs placebo

WOMAC MCII Pain subscale (reduction in knee pain by 20%) ‐ Long‐term studies (≥ 6 months)—dose ≥ 800 mg/d · patients with osteoarthritis

Chondroitin leads to higher WOMAC MCII Pain subscale (reduction in knee pain by 20%) ‐ Long‐term… compared with placebo (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chondroitin vs placebo

Radiographic Outcome: Reduction in Minimum Joint Space Width (JSW) in mm ‐ Long‐term studies (≥ 6 months)—dose ≥ 800 mg/d Scale: millimeters (smaller decrease in reduction in minimum joint space width is better) · patients with osteoarthritis
1 finding from 1 review

Chondroitin vs placebo

Withdrawals due to adverse events · patients with osteoarthritis

Chondroitin showed no clear difference in withdrawals due to adverse events compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chondroitin vs placebo

Number of serious adverse events · patients with osteoarthritis

Chondroitin probably leads to lower number of serious adverse events compared with placebo (moderate certainty).

1 finding from 1 review

Chondroitin with or without glucosamine vs placebo or control

WOMAC MCII Pain subscale (reduction in knee pain by 20%) ‐ Long‐term studies (≥ 6 months)—dose ≥ 800 mg/d · patients with osteoarthritis

Chondroitin with or without glucosamine leads to higher WOMAC MCII Pain subscale (reduction in knee pain by 20%) Long‐term… compared with placebo/control (high certainty).

1 finding from 1 review