Status:

COMPLETED

Collagenase in the Treatment of Dupuytrens Disease

Lead Sponsor:

Stony Brook University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Biospecifics Technologies Corp.

Endo Pharmaceuticals

Conditions:

Dupuytren's Disease

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if collagenase will reduce the degree of contracture in the primary joint in subjects with Dupuytren's disease. This study was designed to be part of the larg...

Detailed Description

In a random, placebo controlled, double blind study, collagenase injection therapy will be investigated for it's ability to disrupt the Dupuytren's cord. Resultant cord disruption may obviate the nee...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Subjects were at least 18 years of age, of either sex or any race.
  • Subjects had residual Dupuytren's disease with a fixed-flexion deformity of the finger(s) of at least 20 degrees or greater, caused by a palpable cord.
  • Subjects had a positive "table-top test" defined as the inability to simultaneously place their affected finger(s) and palm flat against a table top.
  • Subjects must have been willing to participate in and complete the study, and comply with its procedures by signing an IRB approved written consent form.
  • Subjects must have been able to understand and adhere to the visit schedule. They must have been able to follow study procedures and instructions, and have agreed to report concomitant medications and adverse events accurately and consistently.
  • Women of childbearing potential must have agreed to use an acceptable method of birth control or must have been surgically sterilized (hysterectomy or tubal ligation). Women of childbearing age had a urine pregnancy test on Day 0 (day of injection) prior to the injection.
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Women who were nursing or who were pregnant (as evidenced by a positive urine pregnancy test at the time of enrollment).
  • Subjects who had participated in an investigational drug trial within 30 days of enrollment in this study.
  • Subjects who had received surgery for Dupuytren's disease within 30 days of enrollment in this study.
  • Subjects who had a known allergy to AA4500 or any of the inactive ingredients in the AA4500 injection.
  • Subjects who had a known allergy to doxycycline.
  • Subjects who had a medical condition that would have made them unsuitable for enrollment.

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    June 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    April 1 2008

    Estimated Enrollment :

    38 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00260429

    Start Date

    June 1 2003

    End Date

    April 1 2008

    Last Update

    December 9 2010

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    Stony Brook University Hospital and Mediacl Center

    Stony Brook, New York, United States, 11794