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Efficacy and Safety of Diclofenac Potassium 25 mg Tablet Taken Three Times Daily in Subjects With Acute Joint Pain

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Ankle Sprain
Interventions
Registration Number
NCT01666197
Lead Sponsor
Novartis
Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of diclofenac potassium 25 mg tablet compared with placebo taken three times a day in subjects with acute ankle sprains under 'in-use' conditions, in particular with regard to pain relief.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
100
Inclusion Criteria
  • Male or female aged 18 years and over.
  • Acute sprain of the lateral ankle, Grade I-II, meeting baseline pain intensity level.
  • Injury within past 12 hours.
Exclusion Criteria
  • Pain medication was taken within the 6 hours that precede randomization.
  • During the past 3 months: Grade I-III sprain of the same ankle.
  • During the past 6 months: Grade II-III sprain, any other significant injury (such as fracture or torn ligament), or surgery (except for skin or nails) of the same ankle or foot.
  • Pain or instability in the same ankle attributable to previous ankle sprain or any other trauma.
  • Ankle sprain attributable to a known disease affecting the ligaments, such as ligament hyperlaxity due to connective tissue disease (e.g., Marfan's syndrome, Down's syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome).

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
diclofenac potassium 25 mg tabletdiclofenac potassium 25 mg tablet-
placeboplacebo-
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain on Movement48 hours

Change on a Visual analog scale from Baseline. Pain on Movement at 48 hours assessed on a 100 mm visual analog scale with anchors at 0="No pain" and 100= "Extreme pain"

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Investigator

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Köln, Germany

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