Status:

COMPLETED

Duloxetine Combined With Intra-articular Injection of Corticosteroid and Hyaluronic Acid Reduces Pain in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis Patients

Lead Sponsor:

Beijing Tiantan Hospital

Conditions:

Osteoarthritis, Knee

Chronic Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

Intra-articular injection of corticosteroid and hyaluronic acid is a common treatment for osteoarthritis of the knee. As a treatment drug for patients with depression, duloxetine has been shown in man...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Participants meet American College of Rheumatology clinical and radiographic criteria for the diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis with knee pain \[ pain for ≥14 days of each month for ≥3 months before study entry, with a mean score ≥4 on the 24-h average pain score (0-10) using the average of daily ratings before the trial\]
  • Body mass index \< 40 kg/m2
  • Radiographic criteria included Kellgren-Lawrence grade Ⅱ-III
  • Knee stability, no deformity, no lumbar spondylosis with radiculopathy.
  • Good cognition, and the ability to understand the study protocol and the agreement to participate.

Exclusion

  • Inflammatory arthritis, autoimmune disorder, septic arthritis, or any other concomitant disease (such as liver and kidney disease)
  • Those who prior synovial fluid analysis indicative of a diagnosis other than osteoarthritis
  • Participants with contraindications to duloxetine (currently using monoamine oxidase inhibitors, poorly controlled angle-closure glaucoma), previous exposure to duloxetine, combined with other drugs acting on the central nervous system (such as benzodiazepines) and allergic to any of the medications used in this study.
  • With metabolic diseases or anticoagulation therapy
  • Participants who had received invasive treatments to the knee during the past 6 months; joint replacement of the knee at any time or current infection in the affected limb.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 31 2021

Estimated Enrollment :

150 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04117893

Start Date

October 1 2019

End Date

December 31 2021

Last Update

July 11 2023

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Beijing Tiantan Hospital

Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China, 100070