Chikungunya Arthritis Treatment with Methotrexate and Dexamethasone: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial
Amaral J, Lucena G, Schoen R. Chikungunya Arthritis Treatment with Methotrexate and Dexamethasone: A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial. Current Rheumatology Reviews 2024, 20: 337-346. PMID: 38173199, DOI: 10.2174/0115733971278715231208114037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchChronic chikungunya arthritisChikungunya arthritisDouble-blindJoint countPlacebo-controlled clinical trialPain visual analog scalePlacebo-controlled trialChikungunya feverPatient global assessmentVisual analog scaleAffected individualsSwollen joint countTender joint countChikungunya virus infectionDAS28-ESRDexamethasone groupSD ageAnalog scaleBiphasic diseaseTreatment responseClinical trialsAcute phaseDexamethasoneVirus infectionGlobal assessment