E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
The medical conditions under investigation in this trial are as follows: 1] Primary Raynaud's Phenomenon 2] Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) - otherwise known an Seconday Raynaud's Phenomenon.
Raynaud's phenomenon is a disorder that affects the blood vessels in the fingers, toes, ears, and nose. This disorder is characterized by episodic attacks, called vasospastic attacks, that cause the blood vessels in the digits (fingers and toes) to constrict (narrow). |
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MedDRA Classification |
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 |
To determine the efficacy of Amlodipine Maleate gel in improving digital blood flow |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
1] To ascertain the practicality of Amlodipine Maleate Gel application 2] To establish short term side effect profile |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
• Subject must give written informed consent for participation in the trial • Subject age (Male or Female), 18 years or older • Subjects with PRP(Primary Raynaud's Phenomenon) will have had Raynaud’s phenomenon for at least two years, with neither clinical nor serological evidence of connective tissue disease, and be attending the regional specialist Raynaud’s & Scleroderma clinic at University Hospital Aintree • The patients with SSc(Systemic Scerolosis) will have established disease, and be attending the regional specialist Raynaud’s & Scleroderma clinic at University Hospital Aintree • Control subjects will have no Raynaud’s phenomenon nor connective tissue disease and will be recruited from subjects without inflammatory arthritis / connective tissue disease who are attending the rheumatology and orthopaedic clinics • Subjects must be willing to stop all other concomitant vasodilator preparations 2 weeks prior to the study • Subjects must avoid caffeine ingestion and smoking on the day of the test
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
• Subjects unwilling to participate • Subjects with hypertension, known hypercholesterolaemia, diabetes mellitus or any history of atherosclerosis (ischaemic heart disease, previous myocardial infarction, previous cerebrovascular accident / transient ischaemic attack or peripheral vascular disease). • Subjects with significant aortic stenosis and cardiogenic shock • Subjects with acute porphyria • Subjects with known hypersensitivity to amlodipine. • Subjects requiring continued treatment with vasodilators. • Subjects who suffer from hypotension (including postural hypotension)
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
1] Improve patients symptoms by increasing blood flow to the finger extremeties
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E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | Yes |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | Yes |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | Yes |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | Yes |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | No |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | No |
E.8.1.2 | Open | Yes |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | No |
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 | No |
E.8.4.1 | Number of sites anticipated in Member State concerned | 1 |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
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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E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | 0 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | 3 |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial years | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial months | 0 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |