Duloxetine Versus Placebo in Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT ID: NCT00408876

Last Updated: 2009-12-29

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

404 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2006-12-31

Study Completion Date

2007-11-30

Brief Summary

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The primary purpose of your participation in this study is to help answer the following research question, and not to provide you treatment for your condition--Whether duloxetine once daily can help patients with Chronic Low Back Pain.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Back Pain Without Radiation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

QUADRUPLE

Participants Caregivers Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Duloxetine 20 mg

duloxetine 20 mg once a day (QD), by mouth (PO) for 13 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Duloxetine

Intervention Type DRUG

Duloxetine 60 mg

duloxetine 30 mg once a day (QD), by mouth (PO) for 1 week then duloxetine 60 mg QD, PO for 12 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Duloxetine

Intervention Type DRUG

Duloxetine 120 mg

duloxetine 30 mg once a day (QD), by mouth (PO) for 1 week followed by duloxetine 60 mg QD, PO for 1 week, then duloxetine 120 mg QD, PO for 11 weeks

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Duloxetine

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

placebo once a day (QD), by mouth (PO) for 13 weeks

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Interventions

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Duloxetine

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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LY248686 Cymbalta

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: - Male/Female outpatients 18 years of age with chronic low back pain.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria: - You have a serious or unstable disease of the heart or blood vessels, liver, kidney, lungs, or blood-related illness, problems with decreased blood flow to arms and legs (peripheral vascular disease), or other medical conditions, or psychiatric conditions that, in the opinion of the investigator, would affect your participation or be likely to lead to hospitalization during the course of the study. - Have acute liver injury (such as hepatitis) or severe cirrhosis. - Have had previous exposure to duloxetine. - Have a body mass index (BMI) over 40. - Have major depressive disorder. - Require daily narcotics.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eli Lilly and Company

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Eli Lilly

Principal Investigators

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Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST)

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Eli Lilly and Company

Locations

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For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal ph

Fort Myers, Florida, United States

Site Status

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Orlando, Florida, United States

Site Status

For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal ph

South Miami, Florida, United States

Site Status

For additional information regarding investigative sites for this trial, contact 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559, 1-317-615-4559) Mon - Fri from 9 AM to 5 PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST), or speak with your personal ph

Tampa, Florida, United States

Site Status

Countries

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Argentina United Kingdom United States

References

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Williamson OD, Schroer M, Ruff DD, Ahl J, Margherita A, Sagman D, Wohlreich MM. Onset of response with duloxetine treatment in patients with osteoarthritis knee pain and chronic low back pain: a post hoc analysis of placebo-controlled trials. Clin Ther. 2014 Apr 1;36(4):544-51. doi: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2014.02.009. Epub 2014 Mar 17.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24650448 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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F1J-MC-HMEO

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

10545

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id