The comparison of tenoxicam with placebo in the treatment of osteoarthritis

This study has been carried out to investigate the efficacy and tolerability of tenoxicam in osteoarthritis and to compare it with placebo. 40 patients were divided into two groups at random. In the first group tenoxicam was given 20 mg once a day and in the second group placebo one tablet a day. In the first group where tenoxicam was given, spontaneous pain, pain with active motion, pain with passive motion, pain with pression were improved on the 15th and 30th day of the treatment (P<0.05), and the number of the paracetamol tablets decreased (P<0.05). Only the first group, significantly improved from the first day to the 30th and also in the last 15 days of the treatment.