Dynamics of clinical parameters and indicators of quality of life in the course of long-term combined treatment with the drug Target T – orally and intramuscularly or periarticular
AUTHORS : Maiko O. Yu. | Bagirova G.G.
RELEVANT UNIVERSITIES : GOU VPO “Orenburg State Medical Academy of the Federal Agency for health care and social development “, Orenburg
YEAR : 2008
The purpose of the work is to determine the dynamics of clinical parameters and indicators of quality of
life (QOL)according to the SF-36 and HAQ questionnaire in patients with osteoarthritis of the knee and hip joints
with various long-term course combined treatment using the homeopathic drug Goal T in combination with NSAIDs.
Matelial and methods. Examined37 patients with exacerbation of OA in a municipal clinic. Among
the patients, women predominated (89%) aged 41 to 65 years, with stages I-III of OA according to
Kellgren. Patients were prescribed a course of combined treatment using Target T (A – oral and
periarticular; B – oral and intramuscular) in combination with NSAIDs. We studied the dynamics of clinical
parameters (VAS at rest and movement, Lequesne indices, WOMAC) and QOL indicators according to the
SF-36 and HAQ questionnaire.
