NEM® Versus Placebo in Exercised-induced Joint Pain, Stiffness, & Cartilage Turnover in Healthy Men & Women

Exclusion Criteria

• •1. Subject is currently receiving therapy with remission-inducing drugs (i.e. methotrexate, TNF biologics, etc.), immunosuppressive drugs (i.e. corticosteroids, transplantation medications, etc.) or planning to use these products during the study period.
• •2. Subject has been diagnosed with any clinically significant confounding inflammatory disease or condition that would interfere with the study evaluation, as judged by the clinical investigator (i.e. pseudo gout, Paget's disease, chronic pain syndrome, active rheumatic fever, etc.).
• •3. Subject has known allergy to any of the investigational products, including but not limited to eggs or egg products and rice or rice flour. If any subject becomes sensitive during the study, they will immediately be excluded from continuing in the study.
• •4. Subject suffers from clinically significant cardiac, pulmonary, or other complications that would prevent them from performing moderate exercise or could pose a risk to the subject's health, as judged by the clinical investigator.
• •5. Subject participates in activities involving intensive use of the lower extremities (i.e. running / jogging, sports, bicycling, dancing, etc.) 2 or more days per week or participates in activities that involve moderate use of the lower extremities (i.e. walking, golfing, yoga, etc.) 3 or more days per week.
• •6. Subject's body weight is greater than 300 pounds (136.1 kg) at the time of Screening.
• •7. Subject is currently taking or is unwilling to forgo the use of prescription, over-the-counter (OTC) treatments, and/or dietary supplements affecting joint health within 30 days prior to baseline evaluation and for the duration of the study. Prohibited medications include: NSAIDs, analgesics (other than acetaminophen), opioids, anti-depressants (of all drug classes for this indication, including but not limited to SSRI's such as citalopram and fluoxetine, TCA's such as amitriptyline and amoxapine, SNRI's such as duloxetine or SNRI's used for fibromyalgia such as milnacipran and NDRI's such as bupropion), other medications for the management of painful conditions (i.e. fibromyalgia) including gabapentin and tizanidine \& joint supplements. Examples of these types of medications are: aspirin, ibuprofen, naproxen, oxycodone, propoxyphene, diclofenac, celecoxib, amitriptyline, duloxetine, glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM, white willow bark, turmeric or curcumin, Boswellia, fish oil, etc.
• •a. Washout Periods: Subjects are eligible to participate in the study following a 7-day washout period for opioids, a 14-day washout period for analgesics \& NSAIDs, and a 90-day washout period for steroids, anti-depressants, or JCT dietary supplements (i.e. glucosamine, chondroitin, MSM, etc.) Acetaminophen must not have been taken within 24 hours of the first baseline evaluation.
• •8. Subject is involved in any other research study involving an investigational product (drug, device or biologic) or a new application of an approved product, within 30 days of the first baseline evaluation.
• •9. Pregnant and breastfeeding women, or women who intend to become pregnant during the course of the study.
• •10. Subject has a history or positive test result of HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C.