Effects of Creatine Supplementation in Women With Knee Osteoarthritis and Fibromyalgia

University of Sao Paulo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Fibromyalgia; Knee Osteoarthritis

Treatments: Dietary Supplement: Creatine supplementation; Dietary Supplement: Dextrose supplementation

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00749983

0849/07

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to determine whether creatine associated or not to exercise training can improve physical performance in patients with knee osteoarthritis and fibromyalgia.

Enrollment: 60 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 25 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Fulfill ACR criteria of knee osteoarthritis
• Fulfill ACR criteria of fibromyalgia

Exclusion criteria

• Athletes
• Drugs stable for at least three months before entering the study
• No limitations to resistance training

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Quadruple Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups, including a placebo group

1

Experimental group

Description:

creatine intake

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Creatine supplementation

2

Placebo Comparator group

Description:

placebo (dextrose) intake

Treatment:

Dietary Supplement: Dextrose supplementation