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A supplement helped Korean adults with mild knee or joint pain feel better and move more easily after 12 weeks—both the people taking it and their doctors noticed the improvement, and it worked better than a fake pill.

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A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Krill Oil, Astaxanthin, and Oral Hyaluronic Acid Complex on Joint Health in People with Mild Osteoarthritis

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2023 Aug 29

This study tested a joint health supplement and found that people who took it felt less pain and moved better after 12 weeks—much more than those who took a fake pill. The numbers match exactly what the claim says, so yes, the study supports it.

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A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of a Krill Oil, Astaxanthin, and Oral Hyaluronic Acid Complex on Joint Health in People with Mild Osteoarthritis

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DOI: 10.3390/nu15173769

Similar Assertions

Taking this supplement might make your joint pain better and help you move easier after 6 weeks, but it only clearly beats a fake pill (placebo) after 12 weeks.

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This supplement doesn’t seem to cause many side effects in people with mild knee or joint pain—only 4 out of 100 people had minor stomach issues, while 16 out of 100 people on a fake pill did.

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A study found that older Japanese adults with knee arthritis who took a specific type of hyaluronic acid pill and did daily thigh exercises felt better in their daily activities for the first 4 months, but the improvement went away after that—and people over 70 didn’t benefit at all.

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Taking a daily pill with krill oil, astaxanthin, and hyaluronic acid for 3 months may help Korean adults with mild knee or joint pain feel less pain and move more easily, compared to taking a fake pill.

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