Apitox, Honeybee Venom Treatment for Osteoarthritis Pain and Inflammation

NCT ID: NCT00949754

Last Updated: 2010-05-05

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2009-10-31

Study Completion Date

2010-04-30

Brief Summary

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The study will evaluate Apitox, pure honeybee venom as a treatment for pain and inflammation of osteoarthritis of the knee.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Osteoarthritis of the Knee

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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histamine

histamine in saline administered ID as active control for Apitox

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

honeybee venom (Apitoxin (Korea) Apitox (USA))

Intervention Type DRUG

multiple intradermal injections of 100 ug pure honeybee venom

Apitox pure honeybee venom

ID study drug

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

honeybee venom (Apitoxin (Korea) Apitox (USA))

Intervention Type DRUG

multiple intradermal injections of 100 ug pure honeybee venom

Interventions

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honeybee venom (Apitoxin (Korea) Apitox (USA))

multiple intradermal injections of 100 ug pure honeybee venom

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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Apitoxin (Korea) Apitox (USA)

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* osteoarthritis of one or both knees
* on stable NSAID or none due to intolerance
* women either post menopausal or on stable birth control
* no clinically significant disease or or abnormal laboratory values
* signed informed consent, communicate effectively, understand and comply with all study requirements

Exclusion Criteria

* serious or unstable medical or psychological condition
* known sensitivity to honeybee venom, histamine or lidocaine
* history of asthma
* any clinically significant ECG abnormalities
* any clinically significant laboratory values OOR
* history of drug or alcohol abuse
* history of joint injury and forms of inflammatory arthritis
Minimum Eligible Age

35 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Apimeds, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Apimeds, Inc.

Principal Investigators

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Christopher MH Kim, M.D.

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Apimeds, CEO

Robert Brooks, PhD

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

Apimeds, Inc, US Chief Operating Officer

Locations

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Radiant Research Inc.

Pinellas Park, Florida, United States

Site Status

Radiant Research - Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Site Status

Radiant Research - Columbus

Columbus, Ohio, United States

Site Status

Radiant Research - San Antonio

San Antonio, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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API092

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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