| E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation | 
| E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated  | 
| Diagnosis of single localized post-traumatic painful condition  | 
 
 
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| E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language  | 
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| E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area  | Diseases [C] - Injuries, poisonings, and occupational diseases [C21] | 
| MedDRA Classification | 
| E.1.2 Medical condition or disease under investigation | 
| E.1.2 | Version  | 14.0 | 
 
| E.1.2 | Level  | PT | 
 
| E.1.2 | Classification code  | 10065016 | 
 
| E.1.2 | Term  | Post-traumatic pain | 
 
| E.1.2 | System Organ Class  | 10022117 - Injury, poisoning and procedural complications | 
 
 
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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 this study is to assess the clinical efficacy of Diclofenac DEA medicated plaster versus Flector® medicated plaster on spontaneous pain intensity at rest related to post-traumatic painful conditions (due to sprains/strains/contusions) detected by a 100 mm VAS, on day 5. | 
 
 
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| E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial  | 
Secondary objectives of this study are the following:
 - to assess the clinical efficacy of Diclofenac DEA plaster in terms of:
   reduction of spontaneous pain at daily activities on day 8;
   reduction of spontaneous pain at rest on day 8;
   rescue medication consumption;
 - to assess global efficacy of the therapy at the end of the treatment;
 - to assess systemic safety and tolerability of the therapy;
 - to assess local tolerability of the study treatments.
 
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| E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study  |  No  | 
| E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria  | 
| Male or female patients, 18-70 years old inclusive with a diagnosis of single localized post-traumatic painful condition (the time between injury and treatment has to be less than 24 h, without any pre-treatment, with the exception of local cold treatment); spontaneous pain at rest > 50 mm on the 100 mm VAS. | 
 
 
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| E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria | 
| Ascertained or presumptive hypersensitivity to the active principle and/or formulations' ingredients including adhesives; history of anaphylaxis to drugs or allergic reactions in particular, history of hypersensitivity reactions (e.g. bronchospasm, rhinitis, urticaria) to aspirin or other non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and to acetaminophen (paracetamol); patients with neuropathic pain (e.g. neuropathic low back pain, diabetic neuropathy, post-herpetic nevralgia), osteoarthritis pain, fibromyalgia; history of psychosis (e.g. schizophrenia or psychotic depression) or major depression (requiring treatment); diagnosis including dementia, anxia, mental retardation; multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, Restless Legs Syndrome; significant kidney or liver disease; history of gastrointestinal ulcer or bleeding; blood coagulation disorders; skin conditions affecting the site of application (e.g. wound, eczema, weeping dermatitis); open lesion or serious injury, including a fracture nerve injury and a tear of ligament, muscle or cartilage; use of  paracetamol within 24 h before the inclusion; use of aspirin or NSAIDs within 36 h before the inclusion; use of topical medications applied to the painful region within 7 days before the inclusion; use of opioids within 7 days before the inclusion; use of corticosteroid drugs by any route of administration within 30 days before the inclusion; use of myorelaxant drugs within 24 h before the inclusion; use of any physical therapy (physiotherapy and kinesis-therapy) apart local cold application within 48 h before the inclusion; pregnant or lactating women, or women of childbearing age not using a reliable method of contraception, or women of not child-bearing potential if not permanently sterilised or if not in post-menopausal status from at least two years. | 
 
 
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| E.5 End points | 
| E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) | 
| To compare the DEA medicated plaster (test) versus Flector® medicated  plaster (reference) in term of change in spontaneous pain intensity at rest from baseline to day 5, evaluated using a 100 mm VAS. | 
 
 
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| E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | 
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| E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) | 
| Comparation between treatments in term of change of spontaneous pain intensity at daily activities from baseline to day 8, evaluated using a 4-point scale; change in spontaneous pain intensity at rest from baseline to day 8, evaluated using a 100 mm VAS; time to 50% pain relief; proportion of patients achiving 50% pain relief; time to first rescue medication and total amount of rescue medication; proportion of withdrawn patients and time to withdrawal due to treatment failure; global efficacy evaliation by both investigator and patient at day 5, at day 8 and at day 15; local tolerability assessed by patient (erythema, itching and burning) every day during a treatment period and by investigator (erythema) on days 8 and 15; incidence of adverse events, vital signes and laboratory evaluation. | 
 
 
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| E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | 
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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 |  Yes  | 
| E.6.13.1 | Other scope of the trial description | 
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| E.7 | Trial type and phase | 
| E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) |  No  | 
| E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans |  No  | 
| 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) |  No  | 
| E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) |  Yes  | 
| E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) |  No  | 
| 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 |  Yes  | 
| 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) |  Yes  | 
| E.8.2.2 | Placebo  |  No  | 
| E.8.2.3 | Other |  No  | 
| E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 2 | 
| E.8.3 | 
                                The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned
                             |  No  | 
| 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 | 26 | 
| E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States |  Yes  | 
| E.8.5.1 | Number of sites anticipated in the EEA | 40 | 
| 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 |  No  | 
| 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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| Date of Last Patient Last Visit | 
 
 
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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 | 10 | 
| 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 | 10 | 
| E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |