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Table 5 Withdrawal and harmful events during the study

From: Intra-articular hyaluronic acid injection versus oral non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis: a multi-center, randomized, open-label, non-inferiority trial

Withdrawn

Completed

Withdrawn

Frequency (%)

P

IA-HA (n = 99)

90

9

9.1

0.026

NSAID (n = 93)

74

19

20.4

 

Harmful events

Not occurred

Occurred

Frequency (%)

P

IA-HA (n = 99)

98

1

1.0

0.004

NSAID (n = 93)

83

10

10.8

 
  1. IA, intra-articular; HA, hyaluronic acid; NSAID, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.