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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2004-003619-22-GB
EUCTR2004-003619-22-GB
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

A placebo-controlled study to investigate the efficacy of a combination analgesic treatment compared to its individual components in primary dysmenorrhoea.

GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare0 sites320 target enrollmentJuly 20, 2005

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
primary dysmenorrhoea
Sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare
Enrollment
320
Status
Active, not recruiting
Last Updated
12 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
July 20, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
12 years ago
Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
Sex
Female

Investigators

Sponsor
GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Female subjects aged 18 years upwards.
  • Self\-reported history of Grade 2 or 3 (Andersch and Milsom scoring system – Am J Obstet Gynecol 1982; 144:655\-660\) primary dysmenorrhoea.
  • ?Grade 0 \= menstruation is not painful, and daily activity is unaffected. OTC analgesics are not required.
  • ?Grade 1 \= menstruation is painful but seldom inhibits normal activity; OTC analgesics are seldom required; mild pain.
  • ?Grade 2 \= daily activity unaffected; OTC analgesics required and give sufficient relief so that absence from college or work is unusual; moderate pain
  • ?Grade 3 \= Activity clearly inhibited; poor effect of analgesics; vegetative symptoms (eg. headache, fatigue, nausea, backache); severe pain
  • At least 3 painful menstrual cycles during the previous 4 months which have required medication with OTC analgesics.
  • Duration of menstrual cycle within the range 21\-35 days.
  • Onset of dysmenorrhoea \< 3 years after menarche.
  • Patient known, by questioning, to have an adequate response to OTC analgesics in the treatment of dysmenorrhoea symptoms.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Pregnant or lactating or attempting to become pregnant
  • Recent history (within the last 2 years) of analgesic, alcohol or other substance abuse. Abuse is defined as self\-reported, diagnosed or treated
  • Have known or suspected intolerance or hypersensitivity to the study treatments (paracetamol or caffeine) or any of their stated ingredients or any related compounds
  • Have known or suspected intolerance or hypersensitivity to ibuprofen (rescue medication)
  • Medical history which renders patient unable to take study treatments or rescue medication
  • ?Severe liver or kidney disease (paracetamol)
  • ?Current or history of stomach ulcer or other stomach disorder (ibuprofen)
  • ?Asthma (ibuprofen)
  • Clinical Study/Experimental Medication
  • ?Participation in another clinical study or receipt of an investigational drug within 30 days of the screening visit at the start of the study

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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