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A Randomised Open Controlled Parallel Group Study Comparing Norspan and Tramadol

Phase 4
Completed
Conditions
Osteoarthritis
Registration Number
NCT00399178
Lead Sponsor
Mundipharma AB
Brief Summary

To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Norspan versus Tiperol Retard among OA patients who are sub-optimally treated with current analgesic. Those patients may benefit from treatment with a long lasting analgesic.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
160
Inclusion Criteria
  • OA diagnosis
  • BS11 greater than or equal to 4 at base line
  • Not adequately pain relieved with 4,000 mg paracetamol daily
Exclusion Criteria
  • Treated with high potent opioids for their OA pain
  • Treated with a regular dose for greater than one week of Tramadol, Codeine or dextropropoxifene during the last three months
  • Other chronic conditions requiring frequent analgesic therapy

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Box Scale 11 pain scores for pain on average during the last week then mean change from base line to completion. BS11 is recorded daily by the patients in a diary.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Rescue medication recorded daily by patients. Sleep disturbance and quality of sleep. Patients global assessment of pain relief, investigators global assessment of pain relief, patients preference, WOMAC OA index, EuroQoL EQ-5D.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Dr Mats Karlsson

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Falkoping, Parkgatan 6C, Sweden

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