Measurement | Placebo** N = 14 | Aquamin** N = 8 | Group differences*** | P values* |
---|---|---|---|---|
WOMAC – pain | 5.38(2.80) | 10.83(8.30) | 3.5(7.1) | 0.63 |
WOMAC – stiffness | 4.81(4.37) | 10.42(12.67) | 1.9(8.8) | 0.83 |
WOMAC – activity | 6.54(2.16) | 14.72(9.04) | 5.5(6.8) | 0.43 |
WOMAC – composite | 6.17(1.96) | 13.55(8.98) | 4.9(6.7) | 0.47 |
ROM – PF | 3.84(2.48) | 6.67(3.57) | 2.7(4.3) | 0.54 |
ROM – AF | 1.92(2.63) | 8.33(4.22) | 6.0(4.8) | 0.23 |
ROM – PE | -1.54(2.43) | 0.83(1.54) | 5.2(2.2) | 0.028 |
ROM – AE | -1.54(2.43) | 0.83(1.54) | 5.2(2.2) | 0.028 |
6 MWD | 12.5(31.5) | 150(48) | 136(57) | 0.03 |