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Resveratrol in Knee Osteoarthritis

Evolution of Pain at Three Months by Oral Resveratrol in Primary Knee Osteoarthritis: a Multicenter, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT02905799
Acronym
ARTHROL
Enrollment
142
Registered
2016-09-19
Start date
2017-11-09
Completion date
2022-05-12
Last updated
2026-03-04

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Conditions

Knee Osteoarthritis

Keywords

Osteoarthritis, Knee, Resveratrol, Oral Treatment, Pain, Trial

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether resveratrol is effective in the treatment of painful knee osteoarthritis.

Detailed description

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the first cause of handicap in individuals over 40 years-old in France. OA physiopathology is driven in part by local joint inflammation responsible for pain and joint destruction. Experimental studies have shown that resveratrol, a molecule antagonist to the aryl hydrocarbon receptor, has anti-inflammatory and chondroprotective properties in vitro and in vivo. The investigators hypothesize that oral resveratrol, in a new formulation improving its bioavailability, could reduce knee pain at 3 months as compared with placebo in people with knee OA.

Interventions

DRUGoral resveratrol

Resveratrol will be administered orally, at the dose of 40 mg (2 caplets) twice a day for one week, then at the dose of 20 mg (1 caplet) twice a day, for a total duration of 6 months.

DRUGoral placebo

Placebo will be administered orally : 2 caplets twice a day for one week, then 1 caplet twice a day, for a total duration of 6 months

Sponsors

Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Lead SponsorOTHER
URC-CIC Paris Descartes Necker Cochin
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
40 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age ≥ 40 years-old * Knee osteoarthritis fulfilling 1986 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) criteria * Pain on numeric rating scale ≥ 40/100 * Symptom duration ≥ 1 month * Kellgren and Lawrence X-Ray score 1, 2 or 3 * Written consent obtained * Health insurance cover

Exclusion criteria

* History of symptomatic crystal or inflammatory arthritis * Knee surgery ≤ 1 year * Knee trauma ≤ 2 months * Knee intra-articular injections of corticosteroids and/or hyaluronic acid ≤ 2 months * Neurologic disorders involving the lower limbs * Patient not understanding and not speaking french * Participation in another biomedical research * Contraindication to resveratrol or hypersensitivity to any of its constituents * Current use of intramuscular, intravenous or oral corticosteroids * Uncontrolled diseases that may require intramuscular, intravenous or oral corticosteroids * Current use of anticoagulants

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mean change from baseline in knee pain in the previous 48 hoursat 3 monthsUsing a self-administered 11-point pain numeric rating scale, with 0 = no pain and 100 = maximal pain

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Mean change from baseline in knee pain in the previous 48 hoursat 6 monthsUsing a self-administered 11-point pain numeric rating scale, with 0 = no pain and 100 = maximal pain
Mean change from baseline in specific activity limitationat 3 monthsUsing self-administered WOMAC function subscore, with 0 = no
Mean change from baseline in patient's global assessmentat 3 monthsUsing a self-administered 11-point global assessment numeric rating scale, with 0 = worst possible and 100 = best possible
Proportion of OARSI-OMERACT respondersat 3 monthsOARSI-OMERACT response
Number of intra-articular injections of corticosteroids or hyaluronic acid since last contactat 3 monthsusing self-reporting
Self-reported consumption of analgesics (non-opioid, weak and strong opioids) since last contactat 3 monthsusing a self-administered 4-class scale (never, several times a month, several times a week, daily)
Self-reported consumption of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs since last contactat 3 monthsusing a self-administered 4-class scale (never, several times a month, several times a week, daily)

Countries

France

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORChristelle NGUYEN, MD, PhD

Université Paris Descartes, PRES Sorbonne Paris Cité

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Mar 5, 2026