Study: Celadrin™ Improves Knee Function in Arthritis Patients

Celadrin™ appears to significantly improve knee function in patients suffering from osteoarthritis, according to researchers from the United States and India.

Celadrin™ contains cetylated fatty acids (CFA), a natural component of the fat of whales, beavers and bovines.

Researchers developed a study to determine the benefits of CFA on knee range of motion and function in 64 patients with osteoarthritis.

The patients were evaluated at the start of the study and again at 30 and 68 days after consuming either a placebo (vegetable oil) or cetylated fatty acids (Celadrin). Patients were assessed by a physician for knee range of motion and an index was used to determine the patients' knee function.

After 68 days, patients treated with CFA showed significant increase in knee flexing compared to the patients given a placebo. Neither group reported improvement in knee extension. The group taking CFA fared better on the function index than the group taking the placebo, according to the study published in the Journal of Rheumatology.

"Compared with placebo, CFA provides an improvement in knee range of motion and overall function in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee," concluded the researchers. "CFA may be an alternative to the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for the treatment of osteoarthritis."

Other sources: Journal of Rheumatology