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NP 06-1 (a combination of two botanical extracts; <jats:italic>Phellodendron amurense<\/jats:italic> bark and <jats:italic>Citrus sinensis<\/jats:italic> peel) or matching placebo were given in a dose of two capsules (370 mg each) twice daily. The outcome measures were the Lequesne Algofunctional Index (LAI) for joint pain and movement as well as biomarkers of inflammation (C-reactive protein [CRP] and erythrocyte sedimentation rate [ESR]).<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Eighty (80) subjects were enrolled and 45 subjects completed the study. No serious adverse events were reported. The mean total LAI scores at baseline for the four groups ranged from 11.4 to 12.4 (SD 1.2 to 2.4). Treatment for 8 weeks resulted in a statistical improvement in the LAI score in the overweight treatment group compared to placebo (6.3 \u00b1 2.3 vs 11.8 \u00b1 1.5; p &lt; 0.0001). At 8 weeks, a similar result was observed in the normal weight groups (7.7 \u00b1 1.4 vs 9.9 \u00b1 0.9; p &lt; 0.0001). There was a reduction in CRP levels with treatment in the overweight treatment group at 8 weeks (-0.62 \u00b1 0.2; 49%) compared to baseline (p &lt; 0.001) and to placebo (p &lt; 0.001). For the normal weight participants, there were significant reductions in CRP compared to baseline, but not to the matched placebo group. Both overweight and normal weight treatment groups lost a significant amount of weight compared to their placebo groups. The overweight treatment group lost an average of 5% body weight after 8 weeks. There was no significant change in ESR in any of the groups.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>In this pilot study, NP 06-1 had beneficial effects on symptoms of osteoarthritis of the knee as measured using LAI scores and had anti-inflammatory effects as measured using CRP. 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