Osteoarthritis Topical Treatment

NCT ID: NCT01496326

Last Updated: 2011-12-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

75 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-02-28

Study Completion Date

2011-08-31

Brief Summary

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This is a phase 2a clinical trial performed to evaluate the efficacy of a topical treatment of ibuprofen compared to the use of a placebo topical treatment.

A multi-center, double-blinded, randomized placebo controlled study. Study length: 14 days Dosing twice daily (b.i.d.)

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Osteoarthritis

Keywords

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Osteoarthritis knee pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Ibuprofen

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Ibuprofen

Intervention Type DRUG

10% ibuprofen cream formulation at a dose of 200mg

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

2 grams of placebo cream for 14 days

Interventions

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Ibuprofen

10% ibuprofen cream formulation at a dose of 200mg

Intervention Type DRUG

placebo

2 grams of placebo cream for 14 days

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male or female patients aged at least 40 years.
* Primary osteoarthritis in a single knee joint, grade II/III based on the Kellgren and Lawrence classification system.
* Radiographic evidence consistent with osteoarthritis carried out within 6 months before screening.
* pain is currently not adequately controlled with a simple analgesic or an NSAID OR would necessitate treatment, but is not yet treated.

Exclusion Criteria

* Concomitant presence of another type of continuous pain that is more severe in intensity in comparison with the osteoarthritis target joint pain
* Osteoarthritis causing significant pain in any joint other than the identified knee, or contralateral knee (≥ 20 mm pain) as confirmed by a separate VAS at visit 1 for any other painful joint concerned.
* Female patients who are pregnant or breast-feeding.
Minimum Eligible Age

40 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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BioChemics, Inc.

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Stephen Carter, Ph.D.

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

BioChemics, Inc.

Locations

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Sankt Gallen, , Switzerland

Site Status

Schaffhausen, , Switzerland

Site Status

Zurich, , Switzerland

Site Status

Zurich, , Switzerland

Site Status

Rheumaklinik und Institut für Physikalische Medizin Universitätsspital

Zurich, , Switzerland

Site Status

Countries

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Switzerland

References

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Varadi G, Zhu Z, Blattler T, Hosle M, Loher A, Pokorny R, Frey D, Carter SG. Randomized clinical trial evaluating transdermal Ibuprofen for moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis. Pain Physician. 2013 Nov-Dec;16(6):E749-62.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 24284856 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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BC-IBU-CH-001

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id