How effective is Curcumin for Rheumatoid Arthritis? (a real world drug study)
Summary:
Overall ratings: 2.8/5 Long term ratings: 2.5/5
This is a phase IV clinical study of how effective Curcumin (turmeric) is for Rheumatoid arthritis and for what kind of people. The study is created by eHealthMe from 8 Curcumin users and is updated continuously.
What is Curcumin?
Curcumin has active ingredients of turmeric. It is often used in inflammation. eHealthMe is studying from 3,677 Curcumin users. Check the latest studies of Curcumin.
What is Rheumatoid arthritis?
Rheumatoid arthritis (a chronic progressive disease causing inflammation in the joints) is found to be associated with 1,671 drugs and 2,130 conditions by eHealthMe. Check the latest studies of Rheumatoid arthritis.
eHealthMe: drug outcomes in the real world
eHealthMe runs one of the largest post-marketing drug safety studies in the world. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Our data-driven phase IV clinical trials have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Tools to study our phase IV findings are available to the public, anonymous and free >>>.
8 people are studied for taking Curcumin in Rheumatoid arthritis
Overall effectiveness (number of people):

Long term (1+ years) effectiveness (number of people):

Curcumin effectiveness for Rheumatoid arthritis (number of people):
Overall:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 3
- moderate: 4
- high: 1
- very high: 0
Long Term:
- not at all: 0
- somewhat: 1
- moderate: 1
- high: 0
- very high: 0
Gender of people who take Curcumin for Rheumatoid arthritis *:
- female: 75 %
- male: 25 %
Age of people who take Curcumin for Rheumatoid arthritis *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 12.5 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 50.0 %
- 60+: 37.5 %
Who find Curcumin more effective for Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Gender of people who take Curcumin for Rheumatoid arthritis *:
- female: 100 %
- male: 0.0 %
Age of people who take Curcumin for Rheumatoid arthritis *:
- 0-1: 0.0 %
- 2-9: 0.0 %
- 10-19: 0.0 %
- 20-29: 0.0 %
- 30-39: 0.0 %
- 40-49: 0.0 %
- 50-59: 100 %
- 60+: 0.0 %
* Approximation only. Some reports may have incomplete information.
Do you take Curcumin?
- You can start a phase IV clinical trial to monitor Curcumin safety and effectiveness.How to use the study?
DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting your doctor. If there are any serious or long term adverse effects discovered in the study, discuss the study with your doctor to ensure that proper medication management will be in place if applicable.
Related publications that referenced our studies:
- Mathai, P. C., Andrade, N. N., Aggarwal, N., Nerurkar, S., & Kapoor, P. , "Low-dose methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis: a potential risk factor for bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw", Oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2018 Jan .
- Azuma N, Matsui K, Hashimoto N, Yoshikawa T, Sano H, "Successful Switch to Golimumab for Eosinophilia and Skin Symptoms Related to Multiple Biologics in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis", Internal Medicine, 2017 Jun .
- Saif MW, "Rheumatoid arthritis associated with the use of Sandostatin? LAR? depot in a patient with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor", An association or a coincidence? The first case report, 2017 Jan .
- Ahmed AB, Radwan AM, Baddary HM, "Prevalence of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and its Relationship with Disease Activity", The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2016 Jan .
- Mathai, P. C., Andrade, N. N., Aggarwal, N., Nerurkar, S., & Kapoor, P. , "Low-dose methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis: a potential risk factor for bisphosphonate-induced osteonecrosis of the jaw", Oral and maxillofacial surgery, 2018 Jan .
- Azuma N, Matsui K, Hashimoto N, Yoshikawa T, Sano H, "Successful Switch to Golimumab for Eosinophilia and Skin Symptoms Related to Multiple Biologics in a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis", Internal Medicine, 2017 Jun .
- Saif MW, "Rheumatoid arthritis associated with the use of Sandostatin? LAR? depot in a patient with pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor", An association or a coincidence? The first case report, 2017 Jan .
- Ahmed AB, Radwan AM, Baddary HM, "Prevalence of Generalized Anxiety Disorder in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and its Relationship with Disease Activity", The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2016 Jan .
Related studies
Alternative drugs to, pros and cons of:
- Curcumin (3,677 reports)
Treatments, associated drugs and conditions:
- Rheumatoid arthritis (1,091,835 reports)
How the study uses the data?
The study is based on turmeric (the active ingredients of Curcumin) and Curcumin (the brand name). Other drugs that have the same active ingredients (e.g. generic drugs) are not considered. Dosage of drugs is not considered in the study neither.
Who is eHealthMe?
With medical big data and proven AI/ML algorithms, eHealthMe provides a platform for everyone to run phase IV clinical trials. We study millions of patients and 5,000 more each day. Results of our real-world drug study have been referenced on 800+ peer-reviewed medical publications, including The Lancet, Mayo Clinic Proceedings, and Nature. Our analysis results are available to researchers, health care professionals, patients (testimonials), and software developers (open API).
WARNING, DISCLAIMER, USE FOR PUBLICATION
WARNING: Please DO NOT STOP MEDICATIONS without first consulting a physician since doing so could be hazardous to your health.
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