Status:

UNKNOWN

Assessment of the Effects of Chondroitin Sulphate in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis With Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

Lead Sponsor:

Bioiberica

Conditions:

Knee Osteoarthritis

Eligibility:

All Genders

40-75 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

The main purposes of this study are: * to determine the effects of chondroitin sulphate on brain response to pain assessed through fMRI in patients with knee osteoarthritis. * to investigate the rela...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Primary knee OA according to ACR criteria
  • OA of radiological stages 2 to 3 according to Kellgren-Lawrence
  • Estable knee pain during the last months before to start the clinical trial
  • Patients with pain as the VAS≥50mm at baseline

Exclusion

  • Patients with skin conditions that could interfere in the clinical trial evaluation
  • Pregnant or breastfeeding woman
  • Patients with a history of alcoholism or other drug abuse
  • Patients with an uncontrolled active psychiatric disorder
  • Patients with other inflammatory or systemic conditions affecting other joints
  • Patients who suffer more intense pain in the joint in another location
  • Patients unable to differentiate between symptoms caused by the knee in front of the joint study opposite
  • OA of radiological stages 1 or 4 according to Kellgren-Lawrence
  • Other bone and articular diseases such as chondrocalcinosis, Paget's disease, rheumatoid arthritis, aseptic osteonecrosis, gout, septic arthritis, ochronosis, acromegaly, hemochromatosis, Wilson's disease, osteochondromatosis
  • Patients with contraindications to perform an MRI such as: certain tattoos, pacemakers, intracranial clips incompatible with MRI, in the heart valves, hearing aids and other types of implants are incompatible with MRI
  • Known allergy to chondroitin sulphate
  • Washout period for OA treatments before beginning the study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2012

Estimated Enrollment :

64 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01226615

Start Date

October 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2012

Last Update

October 2 2012

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Hospital del Mar

Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain