Status:

COMPLETED

Efficacy Study of Condrosulf in the Treatment of Symptomatic OA of the Hand

Lead Sponsor:

IBSA Institut Biochimique SA

Conditions:

Osteoarthrosis

Eligibility:

All Genders

40+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

The goal of the present study is to investigate the effectiveness of Condrosulf® 800 mg tablets vs. placebo once a day for 6 months in the symptomatic treatment of finger joint osteoarthritis. Primar...

Detailed Description

The goal of the present study is to investigate the effectiveness of Condrosulf® 800 mg tablets vs. placebo once a day for 6 months in the symptomatic treatment of finger joint osteoarthritis in 160 r...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients of either sex
  • Aged 40 and over
  • Outpatients
  • Patients fulfilling the American Congress of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria for the reporting of hand OA
  • Patients showing X-ray features of hand OA on at least two joints (2 IP and/or 1 IP and 1 TMC) of the dominant hand on standard plain radiographs (\< 6 month).
  • Suffering from regular spontaneous pain on the dominant hand (VAS \> or = 40 mm at inclusion time).
  • Showing a FIHOA score \> or = 6.
  • Having had at least two painful flares in a finger joint during the previous 12 month.
  • Patients who have signed the written informed consent for their participation in the study
  • Patients able to understand and follow the protocol.
  • Patients with a satisfying health and nutritional status.
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential using, within three months prior to the inclusion in the study, a reliable form of contraception during the course of the study (oral contraceptive pill, intrauterine device or condoms) or female of non childbearing potential (hysterectomy, bilateral ovariectomy or tubal section/ligation).
  • Female subjects of childbearing potential with a negative urinary pregnancy test before the inclusion in the study.

Exclusion

  • Inflammatory joint disease of other origin
  • Septic arthritis
  • Chronic inflammatory joint disease
  • Previous articular fracture of the concerned articulations
  • Use of analgesic therapy for other indications
  • Receiving oral corticosteroids
  • Mono-articular posttraumatic OA of the finger
  • Planning surgery of the hands in the following 6 months
  • Patients suffering or having suffered from secondary osteoarthritis after one of the following diseases:
  • Infectious arthritis - Acromegaly
  • Ochronosis - Hemachromatosis
  • Gout - Wilson's disease
  • Chondrocalcinosis - Paget's disease
  • Osteochondrosis - Mutation of collagen
  • Genetic problems (for ex. hypermobility) - Previous joint fracture
  • Arthropathies of different aetiologies - Algodystrophy (M. Sudeck)
  • Congenital abnormalities
  • Recurrent pseudogout
  • Major dysplasias
  • Intra-articular injection in a hand joint from less than 3 months
  • Basic treatment of arthritis with symptom-modifying agents (chondroitin sulfate, glucosamine sulfate, diacerhein, hyaluronic acid) in the last 3 months
  • Articular lavage in the last 3 months
  • Treatment with corticoids, by any administration route during the last month
  • Patient suffering from frequent asthma crises
  • Physiotherapy, re-education, alternative medicine (mesotherapy, acupuncture) on the hands foreseeable in the next year
  • Serious organic diseases: heart failure, renal or hepatic insufficiency, blood dyscrasia, serious infection
  • Participation in other clinical trials in the two months preceding the study
  • Known or ascertained hypersensitivity to the active ingredient of the tested drug.
  • Patients refusing to sign the written informed consent form
  • Patients who do not co-operate, not respecting the protocol requirements
  • Pregnant or lactating women

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2005

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

August 1 2010

Estimated Enrollment :

163 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00291499

Start Date

June 1 2005

End Date

August 1 2010

Last Update

March 4 2021

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