Does krill oil ameliorate osteoarthritis knee pain?

Krill oil for 24 weeks didn’t improve knee pain compared with placebo in this randomized placebo-controlled trial of osteoarthritis (OA) patients with significant knee pain and effusion-synovitis.

• This Australian multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled included 262 patients (mean age, 61.6 years; women, 53%) with clinical knee OA who had significant knee pain and effusion-synovitis on MRI.
• Patients were randomized to 24 weeks of krill oil 2 g/day (N=130) or matching placebo (N=132).
• Knee pain was evaluated by a visual analog scale.

Source:

Laslett LL, et al. (2024, May 22). JAMA. Krill Oil for Knee Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Clinical Trial. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38776073/