Efficacy and Safety of Injectable Association of Dexamethasone, Dipyrone and Hydrocobalamin in Lumbar Sciatic Pain (Dextra)

This study has been completed.
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
Eurofarma Laboratorios S.A.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01147289
First received: June 16, 2010
Last updated: May 14, 2012
Last verified: May 2012
  Purpose

A phase III, randomized, multicenter, open label clinical trial to evaluate efficacy and safety of the injectable association of dexamethasone, dipyrone, and hydroxocobalamin in lumbar sciatic pain. The study will enroll 140 patients in each arm (280 total).


Condition Intervention Phase
Lumbar Sciatic Pain
Drug: Dextralgen
Drug: Meloxicam
Phase 3

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Phase III, Randomized, Multicenter, Open Label Clinical Trial: Efficacy and Safety of the Injectable Association of Dexamethasone, Dipyrone, and Hydrocobalamin in Lumbar Sciatic Pain

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Further study details as provided by Eurofarma Laboratorios S.A.:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • efficacy [ Time Frame: 6 months ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
    The efficacy analysis will be at the per protocol population, with the VAS measure after three treatment dosages. The VAS scale consists on a straight line of 100 mm in which the patient marks, at any point through the straight line, the point he/she considers to describe the pain level he/she feels. After the patient marks the straight line, classifying his/her pain, it is measured with a millimeter-graded standard rule, the distance between the mark and the extremity "No pain" at the scale.


Enrollment: 280
Study Start Date: February 2011
Study Completion Date: April 2012
Primary Completion Date: November 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: dexalgen
Dexalgen® will be administered at a dose equivalent to dexamethasone 1.5 mg, dipyrone 500 mg, and hydroxocobalamin 5 mg (one ampoule for each type) a day at a single intramuscular dose for 3 days, at least
Drug: Dextralgen
Dexalgen® will be administered at a dose equivalent to dexamethasone 1.5 mg, dipyrone 500 mg, and hydroxocobalamin 5 mg (one ampoule for each type) a day at a single intramuscular dose. Both drugs will be administered for 3 days, at least.
Active Comparator: Meloxicam
Meloxicam (Movatec®, Boehringer Ingelheim) will be administered as 15 mg (one ampoule) a day at a single intramuscular dose for at least 3 days.
Drug: Meloxicam
Meloxicam (Movatec®, Boehringer Ingelheim) will be administered as 15 mg (one ampoule) a day at a single intramuscular dose. Both drugs will be administered for 3 days, at least.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   18 Years to 75 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Sign the study informed consent form;
  • To be diagnosed with moderate to severe lumbar sciatic pain (defined as limiting the work activities or the ordinary tasks performance or at the investigator's discretion) within the last 3 days;
  • Aged 18 to 75 years old;
  • To be able to meet the study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

o-Diagnosed with chronic rheumatologic diseases, except recurrent lumbar sciatic pain;

  • Patients with one of the following conditions, as per the investigator's criteria:
  • Severe renal failure under hemodialysis, severe liver failure, uncontrolled severe heart failure;
  • Severe injuries on gastrointestinal tract;
  • Other severe comorbidities;
  • Patients taking acetylsalicylic acid or any anti-clotting;
  • Female patients who are pregnant, lactating, willing to get pregnant or not willing to use an appropriate contraceptive method during the study period.
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01147289

Locations
Brazil
CEDOES
Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil, 29055-450
Sociedade Beneficente São Camilo
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, 05022-001
Instituto De Pesquisa Clínica De Campinas IPECC
Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, 13073-350
Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica e Medicina Avançada Ltda IMA
São paulo, Brazil, 05437-010
Hospital Santa Marcelina
São Paulo, Brazil, 08270-070
Faculdade de Medicina ABC
São Paulo, Brazil, 0960-650
Sponsors and Collaborators
Eurofarma Laboratorios S.A.
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Carlos Gorios, Phd./MD Sociedade Beneficente São Camilo
Principal Investigator: Paulo Guilherme Oliveira e Silva, Phd/MD Hospital Santa Marcelina
Principal Investigator: Luciana Teixeira Pinto, Phd/MD Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica e Medicina Avançada (IMA)
Principal Investigator: Sergio Raj Eis, Phd/MD CEDOES
Principal Investigator: Jose Alexandre Mendonça, Phd/MD Instituto de Pesquisa Clínica de Campinas (IPECC)
Principal Investigator: Sonia Maria Silva, Phd/MD Faculdade de Medicina ABC
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Estela Bellini Pannuti, Eurofarma Laboratorios Ltda
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01147289     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: EF 102
Study First Received: June 16, 2010
Last Updated: May 14, 2012
Health Authority: Brazil: Ethics Committee
Brazil: National Health Surveillance Agency

Keywords provided by Eurofarma Laboratorios S.A.:
lumbar sciatic pain
moderate to severe lumbar sciatic pain within the last three days

Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Dexamethasone acetate
Meloxicam
Dexamethasone
Dipyrone
Dexamethasone 21-phosphate
BB 1101
Hydroxocobalamin
Anti-Inflammatory Agents
Therapeutic Uses
Pharmacologic Actions
Antiemetics
Autonomic Agents
Peripheral Nervous System Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Central Nervous System Agents
Gastrointestinal Agents
Glucocorticoids
Hormones
Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists
Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal
Antineoplastic Agents
Protease Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Analgesics
Sensory System Agents
Antirheumatic Agents
Vitamin B Complex

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