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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Patients had a statistically significant improvement (p < 0. 05) in collagen-PVP-treated vs. placebo at 6 months of treatment in : swollen joint count (7. 1 + / - 0. 8 vs. 16. 0 + / - 1. 6), RI (8. 1 + / - 0. 8 vs. 15. 2 + / - 1. 5), morning stiffness (9. 2 + / - 3. 1 vs. 29. 1 + / - 5. 9 min), HAQ-DI (50. 0 + / - 10. 8 vs. 22. 9 + / - 10. 3), DAS (3. 0 + / - 0. 2 vs. 4. 9 + / - 0. 3), ACR20 (78. 6 vs. 71. 4 %), ACR50 (57. 1 vs. 0 %) and ACR70 (7. 1 vs. 0 %) and CRP (1. 1 + / - 0. 4 vs. 2. 5 + / - 0. 7).