Effect of Chondroitin Sulphate on Synovial Inflammation in Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Knee

NCT ID: NCT00604539

Last Updated: 2011-12-19

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE3

Total Enrollment

70 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-02-29

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of a chondroitin sulphate conventional treatment on the degree of severity of synovitis, as measured by magnetic resonance in patients with knee OA with clinical synovitis.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Synovitis Osteoarthritis Joint Diseases Muskuloskeletal Diseases

Keywords

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Chondroitin sulphate Synovitis Knee osteoarthritis Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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1

Chondroitin sulphate

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Chondroitin sulphate (Condrosan)

Intervention Type DRUG

800 mg (two capsules of 400 mg each) taken once a day for one year

2

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

Two placebo capsules taken once a day for six months followed by an additional six month treatment of 800 mg (two capsules of 400 mg of Chondroitin sulphate each) taken once a day

Interventions

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Chondroitin sulphate (Condrosan)

800 mg (two capsules of 400 mg each) taken once a day for one year

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

Two placebo capsules taken once a day for six months followed by an additional six month treatment of 800 mg (two capsules of 400 mg of Chondroitin sulphate each) taken once a day

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Primary OA of the knee according to ACR with synovitis criteria (warmth, swelling or effusion);
* OA of radiological stages 2 and 3 according to Kellgren-Lawrence;
* Minimum joint space width ≥2 mm in the medial femorotibial compartment on standing knee X-ray;
* VAS of pain while walking ≥40 mm.

Exclusion Criteria

* Known allergy to chondroitin sulphate;
* Progressive or serious pathologies (cancer, AIDS,...);
* Other bone and articular diseases (antecedents and/or current signs) such as chondrocalcinosis, Paget's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, aseptic osteonecrosis, gout, septic arthritis, ochronosis, acromegaly, hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease, osteochondromatosis;
* Corticosteroids (oral, injectable), indomethacin, therapeutic dose of glucosamine or chondroitin sulphate during the 12 weeks preceding inclusion;
* Hyaluronic Acid (intra-articular pathway) during the 26 weeks preceding inclusion;
* Radioactive synovectomy during the 12 weeks preceding inclusion;
* If the patient is receiving NSAID at baseline (D0), it should be maintained at a stable dosage as much as possible from D0 to D180. In the open phase of the study (D180 to D360), NSAID will also be allowed as rescue medication along with acetaminophen.
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Bioiberica

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Bioibérica S.A.

Principal Investigators

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Jean-Pierre Pelletier, Prof., Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

ArthroLab Inc.

Johanne Martel-Pelletier, Prof., Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

ArthroLab Inc.

Locations

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Inst. De Rhumatologie

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Groupe de recherche en rhumatologie et maladies osseuses

Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Centre de rhumatologie St-Louis

Ste-Foy, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Centre de recherche musculo-squelettique

Trois-Rivières, Quebec, Canada

Site Status

Countries

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Canada

References

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Other Identifiers

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CS/IV-SIN-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

CS/IV-SIN-01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id