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Assessment of GRT6005 in Painful Osteoarthritis of the Knee

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01357837
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : May 23, 2011
Last Update Posted : July 15, 2021
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
Forest Laboratories
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Tris Pharma, Inc.

Brief Summary:
The purpose of the trial is to determine whether GRT6005 is effective in patients with pain due to osteoarthritis of the knee.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Osteoarthritis of the Knee Drug: Matching Placebo Drug: GRT6005 Phase 2

Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability and efficacy of 3 doses of GRT6005 taken once daily for 4 weeks in outpatients with moderate-to-severe painful osteoarthritis of the knee.

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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 207 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Official Title: A Randomized 4 Week Phase IIa Trial Evaluating the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of GRT6005, a New Centrally Acting Analgesic, in Subjects With Moderate to Severe Pain Due to Osteoarthritis (OA) of the Knee
Study Start Date : May 2011
Actual Primary Completion Date : December 2011
Actual Study Completion Date : December 2011

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MedlinePlus related topics: Osteoarthritis

Arm Intervention/treatment
Placebo Comparator: Matching Placebo
Once daily oral administration of matching placebo for 4 weeks.
Drug: Matching Placebo
2 capsules of matching placebo once a day, in the morning, for a total of 28 days

Experimental: 75 µg GRT6005
Once daily oral administration of GRT6005 for 4 weeks.
Drug: GRT6005
2 capsules containing a total of 75 µg GRT6005 once a day, in the morning, for a total of 28 days

Experimental: 200 µg GRT6005
Once daily oral administration of GRT6005 for 4 weeks.
Drug: GRT6005
2 capsules containing a total of 200 µg GRT6005 once a day, in the morning, for a total of 28 days

Experimental: 400 µg GRT6005
Once daily oral administration of GRT6005 for 4 weeks.
Drug: GRT6005
2 capsules containing a total of 400 µg GRT6005 once a day, in the morning, for a total of 28 days




Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change from baseline in the pain intensity scores during the last week of the 4-week treatment period [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]

Secondary Outcome Measures :
  1. Change from baseline in the Western Ontario McMaster Questionnaire (WOMAC) Global Score Assessing Pain, Disability and Joint Stiffness of the Knee Over the 4 week treatment period [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
  2. Change from baseline in quality of health as measured by Short Form-12 Health Survey [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
  3. Response measured in percentage change of pain intensity since baseline [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
  4. Leeds Sleep Evaluation Questionnaire to quantify subjective impressions of sleep and waking [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
  5. Patient's Global Impression of Change (PGIC) [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
  6. Clinician's Global Impression of Change (CGIC) [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
  7. Weekly current pain intensity changes from baseline [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
  8. Rescue medication use [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
  9. Quality of Life EuroQoL-5 Dimension score, change from baseline [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
  10. Clinical Opioid Withdrawal Scale [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
  11. Plasma concentration [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
  12. Discontinuation from study due to treatment related adverse events [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]
  13. Time to withdrawal from study [ Time Frame: 4 weeks ]


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Ages Eligible for Study:   40 Years to 75 Years   (Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   No
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • painful Osteoarthritis of the knee based on American College of Rheumatology Criteria
  • signed informed consent
  • on stable analgesic medications for painful osteoarthritis with regular analgesic intake for at least 3 months
  • pain intensity score of 4 or greater on the 11-point numeric rating scale (where 0 indicates "no pain" and 10 indicates "pain as bad as you can imagine").

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Substance Abuse
  • Significant cardiac disease
  • Presence of risk factors for Torsades de Pointes and chronic severe cardiac disease
  • History of seizure disorder
  • Chronic gastrointestinal disease
  • Conditions that contribute and confound to the assessment of pain
  • Surgery or painful procedure during or within 3 months of enrollment
  • Cancer
  • Subjects with impaired renal function
  • Subjects with impaired hepatic function
  • Female subjects who are breastfeeding
  • History of chronic hepatitis B or C or human immunodeficiency virus infection, or presence of acute hepatitis A, B, or C within the past 3 months.
  • Clinically relevant history of hypersensitivity or allergy to paracetamol, opioids or the excipients.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01357837


Locations
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Sponsors and Collaborators
Tris Pharma, Inc.
Forest Laboratories
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Jacek Olas, MD Specjalistyczne Centrum Medyczne NZOZ NOWOMED,
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Responsible Party: Tris Pharma, Inc.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01357837    
Other Study ID Numbers: 116918
2010-022556-23 ( EudraCT Number )
KF6005/03 ( Other Identifier: Sponsor )
First Posted: May 23, 2011    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: July 15, 2021
Last Verified: July 2021
Keywords provided by Tris Pharma, Inc.:
Osteoarthritis, knee
Analgesia
Pain
Painful
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
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Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Arthritis
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases