Trial Outcomes & Findings for Efficacy and Safety of a New Formulation of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine Sulfate to Treat Knee Osteoarthritis (NCT NCT01893905)

NCT ID: NCT01893905

Last Updated: 2017-08-04

Results Overview

VAS=The visual analogue scale is a measurement instrument for subjective characteristics or attitudes that cannot be directly measured. When responding to a VAS item, the patients specify their condition by indicating a position along a continuous line between two end-points. In our case a 0-100 mm line was used to define the degree of pain. The change between baseline and each evaluation visit (week 4, week 12 and week 24) was calculated to evaluate the efficacy of the treatments (a negative number represents a decrease in pain).

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Study phase

PHASE3

Target enrollment

158 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

24 weeks

Results posted on

2017-08-04

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
CS+SG
Chondroitin sulfate+ glucosamine sulfate
Placebo
Oral Placebo
Overall Study
STARTED
80
78
Overall Study
COMPLETED
55
64
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
25
14

Reasons for withdrawal

Reasons for withdrawal
Measure
CS+SG
Chondroitin sulfate+ glucosamine sulfate
Placebo
Oral Placebo
Overall Study
Withdrawal by Subject
1
0
Overall Study
Adverse Event
9
3
Overall Study
Lack of Efficacy
5
7
Overall Study
Lost to Follow-up
1
0
Overall Study
Protocol Violation
6
1
Overall Study
Lack of adherence to treatment
2
0
Overall Study
Other reason
1
3

Baseline Characteristics

Efficacy and Safety of a New Formulation of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine Sulfate to Treat Knee Osteoarthritis

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
CS+SG
n=80 Participants
Chondroitin sulfate+glucosamine sulfate
Placebo
n=78 Participants
Placebo oral
Total
n=158 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
65.49 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.17 • n=5 Participants
67.60 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.90 • n=7 Participants
66.53 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8.58 • n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
65 Participants
n=5 Participants
67 Participants
n=7 Participants
132 Participants
n=5 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
15 Participants
n=5 Participants
11 Participants
n=7 Participants
26 Participants
n=5 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 24 weeks

VAS=The visual analogue scale is a measurement instrument for subjective characteristics or attitudes that cannot be directly measured. When responding to a VAS item, the patients specify their condition by indicating a position along a continuous line between two end-points. In our case a 0-100 mm line was used to define the degree of pain. The change between baseline and each evaluation visit (week 4, week 12 and week 24) was calculated to evaluate the efficacy of the treatments (a negative number represents a decrease in pain).

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
CS+SG
n=80 Participants
Chondroitin sulfate+glucosamine sulfate
Placebo
n=78 Participants
Placebo Oral
Change in Pain According to VAS (0-100 mm)
-11.86 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.42
-20.57 units on a scale
Standard Deviation 2.41

Adverse Events

CS+SG

Serious events: 2 serious events
Other events: 20 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Placebo

Serious events: 2 serious events
Other events: 18 other events
Deaths: 0 deaths

Serious adverse events

Serious adverse events
Measure
CS+SG
n=80 participants at risk
chondroitin sulfate+glucosamine sulfate
Placebo
n=78 participants at risk
Placebo oral
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
Breast cancer metastatic
1.2%
1/80 • Number of events 1 • 6 months
0.00%
0/78 • 6 months
Neoplasms benign, malignant and unspecified (incl cysts and polyps)
Breast cancer
0.00%
0/80 • 6 months
1.3%
1/78 • Number of events 1 • 6 months
Infections and infestations
Diverticulitis
1.2%
1/80 • Number of events 1 • 6 months
0.00%
0/78 • 6 months
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders
Pulmonary embolism
0.00%
0/80 • 6 months
1.3%
1/78 • Number of events 1 • 6 months

Other adverse events

Other adverse events
Measure
CS+SG
n=80 participants at risk
chondroitin sulfate+glucosamine sulfate
Placebo
n=78 participants at risk
Placebo oral
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Back pain
8.8%
7/80 • Number of events 7 • 6 months
5.1%
4/78 • Number of events 4 • 6 months
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Pain in extremity
5.0%
4/80 • Number of events 4 • 6 months
3.8%
3/78 • Number of events 3 • 6 months
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders
Neck pain
2.5%
2/80 • Number of events 2 • 6 months
5.1%
4/78 • Number of events 4 • 6 months
Infections and infestations
Nasopharyngitis
1.2%
1/80 • Number of events 1 • 6 months
7.7%
6/78 • Number of events 6 • 6 months
Gastrointestinal disorders
Flatulence
5.0%
4/80 • Number of events 4 • 6 months
1.3%
1/78 • Number of events 1 • 6 months
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications
Injury
5.0%
4/80 • Number of events 4 • 6 months
0.00%
0/78 • 6 months

Additional Information

Dr Francisco Blanco, study coordinator

Complejo Hospitalario de La Coruña (CHUAC)

Phone: 981 17 80 00

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place