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Serotonin Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors (SNRI) medications for the treatment of osteoarthritis pain (STOP) trial

Phase 3
Recruiting
Conditions
Knee osteoarthritis
Anaesthesiology - Pain management
Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis
Registration Number
ACTRN12619001082190
Lead Sponsor
Waitemata District Health Board
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
146
Inclusion Criteria

Males and females at least 40 years old who have radiographic evidence of knee osteoarthritis and meet the American College of Rheumatology clinical criteria for the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis.
A history of knee pain for > 14 days days of each month for 3 months or more.
A brief pain inventory average pain rating of at least 4/10 at the time of initial screening

Exclusion Criteria

Current use of antidepressant medication or any other medication with a serotonergic effect; use of a MAOI inhibitor in the last 14 days; narrow-angle glaucoma; BMI > or = to 40; diagnosis of any other type of arthritis; joint injection or surgery on the index knee within the last 3 months; impending surgery in the next 3 months; medical contraindication to the use of rescue medications (acetaminophen and NSAIDs); patients taking any excluded medications that cannot be discontinued; women who are pregnant, breast feeding or planning to get pregnant; previous diagnosis of a major psychiatric disorder; history of alcoholism; alanine aminotransferase (ALT) or aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 100 IU/L or total bilirubin > 27.4 umol/L; glomerular filtration rate of < 30ml/min; a history of myocardial infarction in the last 12 months, QTc interval > 500ms, unstable coronary artery disease or recent unexplained cardiac symptoms; uncontrolled hypertension (> or = to 140mmHg systolic or > or = to 90mmHg diastolic BP); a history of seizures; a history of multiple falls in the last 12 months; current use of warfarin; an inability to perform psychophysical testing.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in the Brief Pain Inventory average pain rating.[Weekly from baseline to end of week 9.]
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
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