Research · Randomized controlled trial
Efficacy of curcumin in hand osteoarthritis: a pilot double-blind randomized controlled trial
What it found
A small pilot found improved hand OA pain and function vs placebo; a larger trial is needed.
- Design
- Randomized controlled trial
- Year
- 2025
- Population
- adults with hand OA
- Intervention
- curcumin 170 mg/day for 3 months
- Outcome
- pain, function
- Journal
- BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies
Citation last checked 2026-06-21.