Borage Oil (GLA) and rheumatoid arthritis

What 2 graded rows on borage oil (gla) agree on for rheumatoid arthritis, and where they differ. Counted side by side, never averaged.

Consensus finder Rows from the Borage Oil (GLA) page, reviewed Oct 21, 2026 How it decides

What the rows agree on

Each block and row is one graded row from the Borage Oil (GLA) page, with its PubMed record.

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2 rows · 175 people

They agree: both rows found an improvement.

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Improved

Each block is one evidence row, sized by how many people it enrolled, with its grade inside.

From the rows

The best-graded row, grade D, is a randomized trial of 138 people (2014) and found an improvement.

The rows run from 37 to 138 people, published from 1993 to 2014: 2 single studies.

2 improved

Grade DRheumatoid arthritis disease activity (borage oil vs fish oil vs both) · Improved
RCT · n 138 · 2014 · Adults with rheumatoid arthritis (US multicentre); 150 randomised, 138 stayed at least 12 weeks and were analysed
6 borage seed oil capsules daily (1.8 g GLA) · 18 months
Disease activity (DAS28) fell by 1.33 points at 9 months with borage oil, 1.56 with fish oil and 1.18 with both; the groups did not differ, and improvements persisted to 18 months.
Row on the Borage Oil (GLA) page · PubMed 24803948 (opens PubMed)
Grade DJoint tenderness and swelling in rheumatoid arthritis · Improved
RCT · n 37 · 1993 · Adults with rheumatoid arthritis and active synovitis (US university clinic)
1.4 g/day GLA · 24 weeks
Tender joint count fell 36% and swollen joint count 28% with GLA; the placebo group did not improve.
Row on the Borage Oil (GLA) page · PubMed 8214997 (opens PubMed)