Double-blinded randomized controlled trial to reveal the effects of Brazilian propolis intake on rheumatoid arthritis disease activity index; BeeDAI

• Yoshinari Matsumoto,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Resources, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Search Institute for Bone and Arthritis Disease (SINBAD), Shirahama Foundation for Health and Welfare, Wakayama, Japan, Department of Medical Nutrition, Osaka City University Graduate School of Human Life Science, Osaka, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7896-3101

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• Kanae Takahashi,

  Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization

  Affiliation Department of Medical Statistics, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

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• Yuko Sugioka,

  Roles Investigation, Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Center for Senile Degenerative Disorders (CSDD), Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

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• Kentaro Inui,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources

  Affiliation Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

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• Tadashi Okano,

  Roles Investigation, Resources

  Affiliation Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

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• Koji Mandai,

  Roles Investigation, Resources

  Affiliation Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

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• Yutaro Yamada,

  Roles Investigation, Resources

  Affiliation Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7895-7684

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• Ayumi Shintani,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Medical Statistics, Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

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• Tatsuya Koike

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: tatsuya@med.osaka-cu.ac.jp

  Affiliations Search Institute for Bone and Arthritis Disease (SINBAD), Shirahama Foundation for Health and Welfare, Wakayama, Japan, Center for Senile Degenerative Disorders (CSDD), Osaka City University Medical School, Osaka, Japan

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1522-8740

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