Overview

Study With Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine Sulfate (in Dosage Capsule and Sachet) in Treating Osteoarthritis

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2012-12-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The use of chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate has been recognized since the 70 decade in the treatment of osteoarthritis. Numerous clinical trials have demonstrated the therapeutic properties of this association in control of osteoarthritis, especially in reducing pain and improving movement. The combination of chondroitin sulfate with glucosamine sulfate offers a significantly higher tolerance than most drug treatments and, moreover, has long lasting effects even after stopping treatment.
Phase:
Phase 3
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Azidus Brasil
Criteria
Constitute the criteria for inclusion in the study:

- Patients who agree with all aspects of the study and sign the Informed Consent

- Patients older than 40 years, regardless of sex

- Patients with clinical and radiological osteoarthritis in at least one knee, grade 1,
2 or 3 (based on clinical and radiological criteria of Kellgren & Lawrence). In the
case of involvement of both knees the knee will be evaluated with greater impairment
due to illness

- Patients with symptoms of pain when moving the knee examined in the study on most days
of the last month, also in view of randomization of study drugs (V0)

- Symptoms of osteoarthritis, expressed continuously or intermittently over the last 6
months preceding the study

Constitute the criteria for exclusion from the study:

- History of clinically significant trauma to less than 3 months and to keep the
clinical signs of trauma

- Patients who have performed surgery (including arthroscopy) in the affected joints
less than 3 months and, at the discretion of the investigators, might interfere with
study evaluations

- clinical history compatible with arthropathy that may confuse or interfere with pain
assessment and effectiveness, including an inflammatory arthropathy (rheumatoid
arthritis, lupus erythematosus, espondialoartropatia, psoriatic arthritis, polymyalgia
rheumatica) gout, episodes of acute monoarthritis consistent with pseudogout, Paget's
disease with involvement of the joint study, a history of septic arthritis, and Wilson
disease, hemochromatosis, alkaptonuria, primary osteochondromatosis, history of
avascular necrosis or intra-articular fracture of the joint study

- Patients with isolated patellofemoral arthrosis

- Patients who are pregnant or of childbearing potential without contraception

- Patients who are breastfeeding

- Patients with a history of PKU

- Patients with clinical diagnosis of severe renal insufficiency

- Patients with clinical diagnosis of severe liver diseases

- Patients with clinical diagnosis of bleeding disorders

- Patients who are being treated with oral anticoagulants or systemic

- Treatment with corticosteroids:

Use of corticosteroids orally or intramuscularly, fast action, for up to two weeks before
V-1 or 14 days before the scheduled visits Use of oral corticosteroids or intramuscular
depot for up to 4 weeks before V-1 or 14 days before the scheduled visits the
administration of intra-articular corticosteroids in the study joint in the 3 months prior
to randomization visit (V0) or during the study the administration of intra-articular
corticosteroid into any other joint for up to 4 weeks prior to randomization visit (V0) or
during the study

- Patients who have received intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid or
counterparts in the joint study in the past 12 months and during the study period

- Topical use of analgesics and irregular in the joint under study (eg, capsaicin) due
to the possibility of causing a worsening of pain

- Use oral and / or systemic analgesics high power (opioids, tramadol) often or last
week before the inclusion visit (V0)

- Implementation of any other medical treatment for osteoarthritis in the month prior to
entry in the trial or a change of medical treatment already available, such as
aerobics or physical therapy

- Clinical diagnosis established uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, with fasting glucose
greater than 126 mg / dL

- Patients with a history of daily consumption of alcohol or, at the discretion of the
investigator, be considered abusive

- Patients with hypersensitivity or a history of clinical or laboratory adverse event to
acetaminophen, chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate

- Patients with emotional disorders that interfere with the capture of data

- Patients who do not agree with the purposes of the study and did not sign the Informed
Consent