Effects of DHEA Combined with Meloxicam Tablets on Therapeutic Efficacy of Osteoarthritis and Biochemi-cal Indicator / 中国药房

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE:To explore the effects of dehydroepiandrosterone(DHEA)combined with Meloxicam tablets on thera-peutic efficacy of osteoarthritis and biochemical indicator. METHODS:104 patients with osteoarthritis were randomly divided into ex-perimental group and control group with 52 cases in each group. Control group only received Meloxicam tablets,7.5 mg/time,bid;ex-perimental group was additionally given DHEA,25 mg/time,qd,on the basis of control group. The treatment course of 2 groups was four weeks. The clinical efficacy,VAS score before and after treatment,joint function score,levels of IL-1β and TNF-α,cartilage thickness,synovial thickness and score of liquid aggregation of joint cavity were compared between 2 groups. RESULTS:The total ef-fective rate of experimental group(86.54%)was significantly higher than that of control group(69.23%),with statistical significance (P0.05). Compared with before treatment, the thickness of the synovial membrane and the score of liquid aggregation of joint cavity significantly decreased after treatment,with statistical significance(P<0.05);the thickness of synovial membrane and the score of liquid aggregation of joint cavity in experimen-tal group were significantly lower than in control group,with statistical significance(P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS:DHEA combined with Meloxicam tablets is significant in the treatment of osteoarthritis,can significantly relief the pain and decrease the levels of serum IL-1βand TNF-α.