E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Osteoarthritis of the knee |
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MedDRA Classification |
E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.2 | Version | 8.1 |
E.1.2 | Level | LLT |
E.1.2 | Classification code | 10031165 |
E.1.2 | Term | Osteoarthritis knee |
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E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial |
The primary objective of the trial is to assess efficacy of LCM 400mg/day compared with placebo in reducing pain in subjects with osteoarthritis of the knee. |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Secondary objectives are to investigate the effect of LCM on physical functioning and stiffness, patient’s global impression of change in pain, sleep interference, and mood as well as the safety and tolerability of LCM. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
Subjects must fulfill the following inclusion criteria: 1. Subject is informed and given ample time and opportunity to think about her/his participation and has given her/his written informed consent. 2. Subject is willing and able to comply with all trial requirements. 3. Subject is male or female and between 40 and 75 years of age. 4. Subject has symptomatic osteoarthritis of the knee diagnosed using clinical and radiographic evidence as well as ACR criteria with symptom duration of at least 6 months. 5. Subject requires therapeutic dose of an NSAID, COX-2 NSAID, and/or paracetamol/acetaminophen for osteoarthritis pain of the index knee and has taken that medication at least 5 days per week for the last 4 weeks prior to the screening visit (Visit 1).
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
Subjects are not permitted to enroll in the trial if any of the following criteria are met: 1. Subject has previously participated in this trial or subject has previously been assigned to treatment in a trial of the drug under investigation in this trial. 2. Subject has participated in another trial of an investigational drug (or a physical stability treatment) within the last 30 days or is currently participating in another trial of an investigational drug (or physical stability treatment). 3. Subject has a history of chronic alcohol or drug abuse or dependence according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) criteria (see Section 15.3, Criteria for substance abuse and substance dependence) within the last 2 years. 4. Subject has any medical or psychiatric condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, can jeopardize or would compromise the subject’s ability to participate in this trial or could confound the analysis of efficacy. 5. Subject is taking analgesics (including herbal remedies) other than NSAIDs, COX-2 NSAIDs, and/or paracetamol/acetaminophen. Refer to Section 4.6, Concomitant medications/treatments, for details on prohibited medications prior to Visit 1. 6. Subject is not able or willing to discontinue NSAIDs, COX-2 NSAIDs, and/or paracetamol/acetaminophen during the course of the trial as directed by the protocol. 7. Subject plans to begin or stop treatment with glucosamine and/or chondrotin during the trial. Refer to Section 4.6, Concomitant medications/treatments, for details. 8. Subject plans to begin or stop chronic physical therapy regimen during the trial. Refer to Section 4.6, Concomitant medications/treatments, for details. 9. Subject has growth disturbances or crystal-induced arthropathies. 10. Subject has musculoskeletal disorders not attributed to osteoarthritis. 11. Subject has a history and/or diagnosis of a non-osteoarthritis pain syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, connective tissue disease, psoriatic arthritis, septic arthritis, erosive inflammatory osteoarthritis or joint disease, or diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis. 12. Subject has other chronic conditions that cause significant pain unless subject can clearly distinguish this pain from that in the index knee. These cases should be discussed with the medical monitor. 13. Subject has a rating of ≥80mm in any element of the WOMAC VAS pain subscale at Visit 1. 14. Subject has had partial or complete joint replacement of the index knee or expects to schedule a surgical procedure including a knee replacement of the index knee during the course of the trial. 15. Subject has used a custom orthotic for less than 3 months. 16. Subject is using a walker or cane. 17. Subject has had active (redness, swelling, fever, etc) gout or pseudo-gout within 6 months prior to Visit 1. 18. Subject has Paget’s disease, articular fracture, ochronosis, acromegaly, haemochromatosis, Wilson’s disease, primary osteochondromatosis, heritable disorders (eg, hypermobility), or collagen gene mutations. 19. Subject has aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), or total bilirubin levels ≥2 times the upper limit of normal (ULN) or has alkaline phosphatase levels ≥3 times ULN at Visit 1. 20. Subject has impaired renal function, ie, creatinine clearance (CLcr) is lower than 50mL/min at Visit 1. 21. Subject has other laboratory values that are outside the normal range at Visit 1 and judged by the investigator as clinically relevant. 22. Subject has known hypersensitivity to any components of the trial medication (or rescue medication) as stated in this protocol. 23. Pregnant or nursing women and/or those of childbearing potential who are not surgically sterile, 2 years postmenopausal, or do not practice 2 combined methods of contraception, unless sexually abstinent, during the duration of the trial. 24. Subject has experienced myocardial infarction within the last 12 months. 25. Subject has a diastolic blood pressure <50mmHg or >105mmHg or pulse <50bpm or >110bpm, after 3 minutes in a sitting position. Subject has a heart rate by ECG <50bpm or >110bpm. 26. Subject has confirmed clinically relevant abnormality in ECG, including prolonged QTc interval (Bazett’s, machine-read) defined as ≥470ms. 27. Subject has sick sinus syndrome and does not have a pacemaker. 28. Subject has atrial fibrillation/flutter, ventricular tachyarrhythmia (eg, ventricular tachycardia, ventricular fibrillation, aborted cardiac arrest), symptomatic heart block at Visit 1, or is diagnosed with Brugada syndrome. (Brugada syndrome is an inherited form of cardiac arrhythmia that can lead to life-threatening ventricular fibrillation. This condition is also known as Sudden Unexpected Death Syndrome). 29. Subject has diagnosis of New York Heart Association Class III or Class IV heart failure, as defined below. |
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
The primary efficacy variable for this trial is the within-subject change in the WOMAC pain subscale score (using the VAS version) from Baseline to the end of the Maintenance Period. |
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.9 | Dose response | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.6.13 | Others | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.3 | Other | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | Yes |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.3 |
The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
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E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 4 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | Yes |
E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 30 |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | Information not present in EudraCT |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
E.8.8 |
Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last
visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
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The end of the trial is defined as the date of the last visit of the last subject undergoing the trial. |
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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 1 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 4 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 1 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 4 |