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Clinical Trials/EUCTR2005-003360-26-DE
EUCTR2005-003360-26-DE
Active, not recruiting
Not Applicable

A randomized, multi-centre, double blind, parallel-group study assessing the analgesic efficacy and safety of different dosages of GRT0151Y bid compared to active comparator bid and placebo bid in subjects with chronic knee-joint osteoarthritis

Grünenthal GmbH0 sites460 target enrollmentStarted: November 11, 2005Last updated:

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Active, not recruiting
Enrollment
460

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • \- Males or non\-pregnant, non\-lactating females. Female subjects of childbearing potential must use an acceptable method of contraception (i.e. hormonal method, IUD or double barrier) during the study period and have a negative urine pregnancy test (at enrolment and at day 1\)
  • \- 40\-70 years of age
  • \- No clinical relevant abnormalities of laboratory parameters taken at enrolment visit
  • \- Subjects with a clinical diagnosis of osteoarthritis of the knee based on clinical ACR criteria and functional capacity class of I – III. Symptoms or radiographic criteria present for at least 3 months
  • \- History of pain in the index joint \> 6 months, treated with appropriate analgesics on at least 60 out of the last 90 days. Subjects who have previously used opioids must have experienced a positive therapeutic benefit from these opioids
  • \- Increase in pain intensity in the index joint of at least one point reaching at least 5 points after wash\-out period, using NRS
  • Are the trial subjects under 18? no
  • Number of subjects for this age range:
  • F.1\.2 Adults (18\-64 years) yes
  • F.1\.2\.1 Number of subjects for this age range

Exclusion Criteria

  • \- Evidence or history of psychiatric illness, neurotic personality, severe senile dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, history of seizures or suicide risk, history of head trauma requiring evaluation by hospital based staff. Subjects with well\-controlled depression may participate if they have unipolar disorder without manic episodes in personal or family history
  • \- Poor medical status (e.g. NYHA class \= 3; Child classification for hepatic
  • impairment \> A (Pugh et al., 1973\); decompensated chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) or, at the discretion of the investigator, clinical signs that raise concerns about subject’s suitability for the study
  • \- Creatinine higher than 1\.5x upper limit of normal range
  • \- ALT and/or AST higher than 3x upper limit of normal range
  • \- At enrolment ECG with findings which could impact any planned study procedure: e.g. marked repolarization abnormality (e.g. suspicious or definite congenital long QT syndrome) and/or QT values of: QTCB females \= 450 msec, QTCB males \= 430 msec, uncorrected QT \= 500 msec
  • \- Acute signs of referred pain, pain of meniscal or ligamental origin and the following pathogenic causes: congenital, direct traumatic, crystal\-induced, metabolic, infectious and autoimmune. Clinical diagnosis of fibromyalgia according to ACR\-definition
  • \- Previous history of replacement\-surgery at the index joint or the subject is expected to require surgical intervention on the index joint
  • \- Intraarticular administration (index joint) of depot\-steroids within three months or viscous supplements within six months prior to enrolment
  • \- Start of physiotherapy and/or use of orthopedic devices \= 4 weeks prior to enrolment

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