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Survey of Osteoarthritis Real World Therapies (MK-0663-140)

Completed
Conditions
Osteoarthritis
Interventions
Drug: Standard of care for treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of knee(s)
Registration Number
NCT01294696
Lead Sponsor
Organon and Co
Brief Summary

This was a study to estimate the proportion of participants with osteoarthritis of the knee(s) who were treated with oral or topical analgesics for their symptoms, who did and did not report adequate pain relief at Baseline and to characterize their pain level over a 12-month follow-up period.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
1261
Inclusion Criteria
  • Clinical diagnosis of primary osteoarthritis of the knee(s)
  • Presently receiving prescribed oral or topical analgesics for a minimum duration of two weeks prior to enrollment
Exclusion Criteria
  • Arthritis other than primary osteoarthritis
  • Treatment with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDS), methotrexate or biologics
  • Subtotal or total joint replacement in the affected knee
  • Chronic severe pain of other causes that in the opinion of the investigator may require long-term analgesia or confound the present study
  • Currently enrolled in a clinical trial or who have participated in a clinical trial within the past 30 days

Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
All Enrolled ParticipantsStandard of care for treatment of osteoarthritis (OA) of knee(s)All participants will be treated according to standard medical guidelines or usual clinical practice standards of the investigating physician.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Participants Who Reported Adequate vs. Inadequate Pain Relief at BaselineBaseline (Day 1)

Participant pain at baseline was recorded using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). The BPI is an inventory of subject-reported questions, where for each pain severity item the response scale is 0 = No Pain and 10 = Worst Pain You Can Imagine. The questions refer to pain due to osteoarthritis in the affected knee in the last week: at its worst, at its least, on the average, and right now. Adequate pain control was defined as a score of \<=4 on question 5 of the BPI. Inadequate pain control was defined as a score \>4 on question 5 of the BPI. Question 5 of the BPI asked participants to rate their pain by circling the number that best describes their pain on the average scale from 0 to 10 (with 0=no pain and 10=worst pain imaginable).

Percentage of Participants Who Reported Adequate vs. Inadequate Pain Relief at Month 12Month 12

Participant pain at baseline was recorded using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). The BPI is an inventory of subject-reported questions, where for each pain severity item the response scale is 0 = No Pain and 10 = Worst Pain You Can Imagine. The questions refer to pain in the last week: at its worst, at its least, on the average, and right now. Adequate pain control was defined as a score of \<=4 on question 5 of the BPI. Inadequate pain control was defined as a score \>4 on question 5 of the BPI. Question 5 of the BPI asked participants to rate their pain by circling the number that best describes their pain on the average scale from 0 to 10 (with 0=no pain and 10=worst pain imaginable).

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Percentage of Participants Who Reported Adequate Relief From Joint Stiffness or Limitation in Physical Function at Month 1Month 1

Joint stiffness or limitation in physical function was evaluated using the Western Ontario McMaster Osteoarthritis (WOMAC) visual analog (VA)3.0 Index. The WOMAC VA 3.0 is a self-administered, tri-dimensional, disease-specific health status measure. It probes clinically important, subject-relevant symptoms in the areas of pain, joint stiffness and physical function in subjects with osteoarthritis of the knee. The index consists of 24 questions (5 pain, 2 stiffness and 17 physical function) and uses a VA scale of 0-500 mm for pain, 0-200 mm for stiffness, and 0-1700 for physical limitation with higher scores indicating poorer outcomes. Adequate pain was defined as participants reporting less than 4 on the BPI average pain scale.

Percentage of Participants Who Reported Adequate Relief From Joint Stiffness or Limitation in Physical Function at Month 3Month 3

Joint stiffness or limitation in physical function was evaluated using the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities (WOMAC) visual analog (VA)3.0 Index. The WOMAC VA 3.0 is a self-administered, tri-dimensional, disease-specific health status measure. It probes clinically important, subject-relevant symptoms in the areas of pain, joint stiffness and physical function in subjects with osteoarthritis of the knee. The index consists of 24 questions (5 pain, 2 stiffness and 17 physical function) and uses a VA scale of 0-500 mm for pain, 0-200 mm for stiffness, and 0-1700 for physical limitation with higher scores indicating poorer outcomes. Adequate pain was defined as participants reporting less than 4 on the BPI average pain scale.

Percentage of Participants Who Reported Adequate Relief From Joint Stiffness or Limitation in Physical Function at Month 9Month 9

Joint stiffness or limitation in physical function was evaluated using the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities (WOMAC) visual analog (VA)3.0 Index. The WOMAC VA 3.0 is a self-administered, tri-dimensional, disease-specific health status measure. It probes clinically important, subject-relevant symptoms in the areas of pain, joint stiffness and physical function in subjects with osteoarthritis of the knee. The index consists of 24 questions (5 pain, 2 stiffness and 17 physical function) and uses a VA scale of 0-500 mm for pain, 0-200 mm for stiffness, and 0-1700 for physical limitation with higher scores indicating poorer outcomes. Adequate pain was defined as participants reporting less than 4 on the BPI average pain scale.

Percentage of Participants Who Reported Adequate Relief From Joint Stiffness or Limitation in Physical Function at Month 12Month 12

Joint stiffness or limitation in physical function was evaluated using the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities (WOMAC) visual analog (VA)3.0 Index. The WOMAC VA 3.0 is a self-administered, tri-dimensional, disease-specific health status measure. It probes clinically important, subject-relevant symptoms in the areas of pain, joint stiffness and physical function in subjects with osteoarthritis of the knee. The index consists of 24 questions (5 pain, 2 stiffness and 17 physical function) and uses a VA scale of 0-500 mm for pain, 0-200 mm for stiffness, and 0-1700 for physical limitation with higher scores indicating poorer outcomes. Adequate pain was defined as participants reporting less than 4 on the BPI average pain scale.

Percentage of Participants Who Reported Adequate Relief From Joint Stiffness or Limitation in Physical Function at Baseline (Day 1)Baseline (Day 1)

Joint stiffness or limitation in physical function was evaluated using the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities (WOMAC) visual analog (VA)3.0 Index. The WOMAC VA 3.0 is a self-administered, tri-dimensional, disease-specific health status measure. It probes clinically important, subject-relevant symptoms in the areas of pain, joint stiffness and physical function in subjects with osteoarthritis of the knee. The index consists of 24 questions (5 pain, 2 stiffness and 17 physical function) and uses a VA scale of 0-500 mm for pain, 0-200 mm for stiffness, and 0-1700 for physical limitation with higher scores indicating poorer outcomes. Adequate pain was defined as participants reporting less than 4 on the BPI average pain scale.

Percentage of Participants Who Reported Adequate Relief From Joint Stiffness or Limitation in Physical Function at Month 6Month 6

Joint stiffness or limitation in physical function was evaluated using the Western Ontario and McMasters Universities (WOMAC) visual analog (VA)3.0 Index. The WOMAC VA 3.0 is a self-administered, tri-dimensional, disease-specific health status measure. It probes clinically important, subject-relevant symptoms in the areas of pain, joint stiffness and physical function in subjects with osteoarthritis of the knee. The index consists of 24 questions (5 pain, 2 stiffness and 17 physical function) and uses a VA scale of 0-500 mm for pain, 0-200 mm for stiffness, and 0-1700 for physical limitation with higher scores indicating poorer outcomes. Adequate pain was defined as participants reporting less than 4 on the BPI average pain scale.

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