Intra-articular infiltrative therapy associated with alpha lipoic acid and vegetable saffron extract vs intra-articular infiltrative therapy only, in moderate-to-severe arthrosic pain - Terapia infiltrativa intrarticolare integrata con acido alfa lipoico ed estratto vegetale di zafferano verso la sola terapia infiltrativa nel dolore artrosico moderato-severo

Abstract

Controlled clinical trial, open, which evaluates analgesic activity induced by intra-articular infiltrative therapy associated with alpha lipoic acid and vegetable saffron extract vs intra-articular infiltrative therapy only, in patients with moderate-to-severe shoulder, knee or hip arthrosic pain. The main objective of the research is to evaluate the effective analgesic benefit of the association. The secondary goal reviews the benefits obtained regarding the joints' range of mobility and functionality, then physical well-being and sleep quality.

Keywords

• intra-articular infiltration
• alpha lipoic acid
• Crocus sativus L.
• shoulder-knee-hip arthrosis
• analgesia
• physical well-being
• articular
• sleep quality
• mobility