E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated |
Painful osteoarthritis of the hands |
Artrosi dolorosa delle mani |
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E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language |
Painful osteoarthritis of the hands |
Artrosi dolorosa delle mani |
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E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05] |
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 evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of cyclic administration of 200 mg intramuscular injection of clodronate in patients with erosive osteoarthritis of the hands being algic and nodal osteoarthritis of the hands being algic measured by grip strength and the index of Dreiser |
Valutare l’efficacia e la tollerabilità della somministrazione ciclica intramuscolare di clodronato da 200 mg in pazienti affetti da osteoartrosi erosiva delle mani in fase algica e da osteoartrosi nodale delle mani in fase algica misurata attraverso la forza di presa e l’indice di Dreiser |
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E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial |
Effectiveness assessment of pain relief through the consumption of NSAID-pain relievers. |
Valutazione comparativa dell’efficacia antalgica attraverso il consumo di FANS-antidolorifici. |
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E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria |
° male and female population over 18 years
° erosive osteoarthritis diagnosed according to international radiological criteria (at least 2 interphalangeal joints in erosive phase) or primary osteoarthritis of the hands diagnosed according to clinical ACR steroid therapy and DMOADs any suspended for at least three months, including infiltration
° phase algic in place to load interphalangeal hands with VAS 4 cm/10 |
° maschi e femmine di popolazione superiore ai 18 anni
° osteoartrosi erosiva diagnosticata secondo criteri radiologici internazionali (almeno 2 articolazioni interfalangee in fase erosiva) o osteoartrosi primaria delle mani diagnosticata secondo i criteri clinici ACR terapia steroidea e DMOADs eventuale sospesa da almeno tre mesi, comprese infiltrazioni
° fase algica in atto a carico delle interfalangee delle mani con VAS 4 cm/10
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E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria |
° erosive osteoarthritis and primary osteoarthritis in inactive phase and not algic
° with osteoarthritis of the hands with functional impairment no longer editable (ankylosis)
° patients with digestive diseases that contraindicate the use of NSAIDs
° suffering from kidney disease, cardiovascular and neoplastic
° suffering from systemic diseases and non-severe, not yet stabilized
° suffering from psychiatric and / or neurological relevant
° suffering from rheumatism, fibromyalgia primary or secondary
° syndromes of the upper canalicular
° suffering from chronic inflammatory arthropathy albeit temporarily in remission.
° those who take illegal drugs and / or alcohol in doses which constitute abuse.
° patients with known or suspected hypersensitivity to bisphosphonates
° subjects presenting contraindication to the use of NSAIDs
° subjects not willing to give their informed consent to participation in the study and patients who do not ensure adequate adherence to the study requires.
° patients who are pregnant or nursing, or who have good chance of it during the course of the study. |
° affetti da osteoartrosi erosiva e osteoartrosi primaria in fase inattiva e non algica
° affetti da osteoartrosi delle mani con danno funzionale non più modificabile (anchilosi)
° pazienti affetti da patologie digestive che controindichino l’uso di FANS
° affetti da malattie renali, cardiovascolari e neoplastiche
° affetti da malattie sistemiche e non, di grado severo, non ancora stabilizzate
° affetti da malattie psichiatriche e/o neurologiche rilevanti
° affetti da reumatismo fibromialgico primario o secondario
° affetti da sindromi canalicolari dell’arto superiore
° affetti da artropatie infiammatorie croniche anche se temporaneamente in fase di remissione.
° soggetti che assumano sostanza stupefacenti e/o alcoolici in dosi tali da configurare abuso.
° soggetti con ipersensibilità accertata o presunta ai bisfosfonati
° soggetti che presentino controindicazione all’utilizzo di FANS
° soggetti non disposti a dare il proprio consenso informato di partecipazione allo studio e pazienti che non assicurino una adeguata aderenza a quanto lo studio richiede.
° pazienti in gravidanza o allattamento o che abbiano buona probabilità di esserlo durante lo svolgimento dello studio.
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E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) |
To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of cyclic administration of 200 mg intramuscular injection of clodronate in patients with erosive osteoarthritis of the hands being algic and nodal osteoarthritis of the hands being algic measured by grip strength and the index of Dreiser |
Valutare l’efficacia e la tollerabilità della somministrazione ciclica intramuscolare di clodronato da 200 mg in pazienti affetti da osteoartrosi erosiva delle mani in fase algica e da osteoartrosi nodale delle mani in fase algica misurata attraverso la forza di presa e l’indice di Dreiser |
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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) |
Effectiveness assessment of pain relief through the consumption of NSAID-pain relievers. |
Valutazione comparativa dell’efficacia antalgica attraverso il consumo di FANS-antidolorifici. |
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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 | No |
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) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | No |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
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 | No |
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 | 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
| Yes |
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 | No |
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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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 | 18 |
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 | 18 |
E.8.9.2 | In all countries concerned by the trial days | 0 |