To unlock this feature and to subscribe to our weekly evidence emails, please create a FREE orthoEvidence account.

SIGNUP

Already Have an Account?

Loading...
Visit our Evidence-Based Covid-19 Website and Stay Up to Date with the latest Research.
Ace Report Cover

Efficacy of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Hand Osteoarthritis: a Meta-Analysis

Share
Reprints
Cite This
About
+ Favorites
Share
Reprints
Cite This
About
+ Favorites
Ace Report Cover
March 2024

Efficacy of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Hand Osteoarthritis: a Meta-Analysis

Vol: 306| Issue: 3| Number:28| ISSN#: 2564-2537
Study Type:Therapy
OE Level Evidence:1
Journal Level of Evidence:1

Efficacy of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors in hand osteoarthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.

Osteoarthr Cartil Open . 2023 Aug 12;5(4):100404.

Contributing Authors:
MM Estee FM Cicuttini MJ Page Ae Wluka Y Wang

Did you know you're eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report? Click Here

Synopsis

In this overview of four randomized controlled trials with parallel group and cross-over design, a total of 276 patients with hand osteoarthritis (OA) were randomized to receive tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNF inhibitors), such as adalimumab or etanercept, versus a placebo treatment. The primary outcome of interest was pain reduction measured by visual analog scale (VAS) and the Australian/C...

CME Image

Did you know that you’re eligible to earn 0.5 CME credits for reading this report!

LEARN MORE

Join the Conversation

Please Login or Join to leave comments.

Learn about our AI Driven
High Impact Search Feature

High Impact Icon

Our AI driven High Impact metric calculates the impact an article will have by considering both the publishing journal and the content of the article itself. Built using the latest advances in natural language processing, OE High Impact predicts an article’s future number of citations better than impact factor alone.

Continue