patients with painful OA in the knee
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Male and female subjects with painful osteoarthritis of the knee Are the trial subjects under 18? no Number of subjects for this age range: F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: . Subjects with knee OA of Kellgren & Lawrence grade < II [5] (see Appendix A) · Age < 18 years · Diagnosis of OA < 3 months (based on the 1986 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) diagnostic criteria [3], see Appendix A) · Subjects with a low chance to meet the general knee pain score eligibility criteria for randomization at baseline (= 35 = 85 units on a 100-unit VAS)
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Main Objective: The primary objective of the study is to compare the overall treatment effect on pain relief between icatibant and placebo over a period of 3 months after the start of treatment.;Secondary Objective: The secondary objectives of the study are: to evaluate the safety of icatibant versus placebo over the full 6-month study period to evaluate overall conditions of daily life after treatment with icatibant versus placebo.;Primary end point(s): The primary efficacy variable will be the averaged VAS score for general knee pain which comprises pain during activity, pain at rest and pain at night in a ratio of 1 : 1 : 1. | — |
Countries
Slovakia