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Receipt No. R000000360
Scientific Title Effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs external patch for Knee Osteoarthritis; An Open label Randomized Controlled Trial.
Date of disclosure of the study information 2005/11/15
Last modified on 2017/04/24

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Basic information
Public title Effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs external patch for Knee Osteoarthritis; An Open label Randomized Controlled Trial.
Acronym Effect of NSAID external patch for Knee Osteoarthritis
Scientific Title Effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs external patch for Knee Osteoarthritis; An Open label Randomized Controlled Trial.
Scientific Title:Acronym Effect of NSAID external patch for Knee Osteoarthritis
Region
Japan

Condition
Condition Knee Osteoarthritis
Classification by specialty
Orthopedics
Classification by malignancy Others
Genomic information NO

Objectives
Narrative objectives1 To examine the effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) external patch for knee osteoarthritis.
Basic objectives2 Safety,Efficacy
Basic objectives -Others
Trial characteristics_1 Confirmatory
Trial characteristics_2 Pragmatic
Developmental phase Phase III

Assessment
Primary outcomes Functional assessment including ADL: JKOM

Assessment of utility and safety.
Key secondary outcomes Assessment of pain: VAS.

Assessment of adverse event in the trial period.

Base
Study type Interventional

Study design
Basic design Parallel
Randomization Randomized
Randomization unit Individual
Blinding Open -no one is blinded
Control Active
Stratification NO
Dynamic allocation NO
Institution consideration
Blocking
Concealment Central registration

Intervention
No. of arms 2
Purpose of intervention Treatment
Type of intervention
Medicine
Interventions/Control_1 Patch group: external patch
NSAIDs external patch were used on the tender spot around the knee joint 2 times (at morning, after bath or at night) per day. The external patch was kept at room temperature. The patients were able to stop their drugs when they no longer required treatment. NSAIDs were limited only one of the following three to prescribe; flurbiprofen, indometacin, and ketoprofen.
Interventions/Control_2 Oral agent group: Oral NSAIDs

NSAIDs were limited only one of the following three to prescribe. These were the top three used in Japan at the present; loxoprofen sodium, diclofenac sodium, and zaltoprofen. They were also required to record exactly how many they had been taking medicine in a note.
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Eligibility
Age-lower limit
50 years-old <=
Age-upper limit
80 years-old >
Gender Male and Female
Key inclusion criteria The patient satisfying the following conditions (1)-(6) is included.
(1) Outpatients with knee pain, age 50-80 years old. Both men and women are able to enter the trial.
(2) New patients for medical institution concerned, who receiving no treatment for their knees within 1 month before.
(3) Patients with the following knee symptoms in the more symptomatic side.
Morning stiffness less than 30 minutes,
Joint crepitus,
Tenderness at the joint space,
and palpable osteophytes
(4) As comobidity, hypertension, diabetes, and hyperlipidemia under medication are allowed to enter the trial.
(5) Patient who agreed to the following examinations.
[X-rays]: the anteroposterior view of both knee joints in a standing position were taken and used to confirm the diagnosis.
[Laboratory tests]: blood cell count (red blood cell, white blood cell, hemoglobin, hematocrit), biochemical examination (AST, ALT, ALP, BUN, creatinin, total cholesterol, triglyceride, uric acid), and routine urinalysis.
(6) Patient who understand aim and contents the trial and cooperate with filling the questionnaire.
Key exclusion criteria (1) Patients who had treatment for their knee at other hospital or clinic, i.e., who received therapeutic exercise, intraarticular injection, or NSAIDs within 4 weeks before the day of agreement to enter the trial.
(2) Patients who had done or planned operation against the knee within 6 months before or after the day of agreement to enter the trial.
(3) Patients who require intraarticular injection.
(4) Patients who require aspiration of joint fluid.
(5) Patients who have diseases requiring regular or intermittent use of steroid or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
(6) Patients who have articular cartilage injury or history of damage due to obvious trauma or septic arthritis.
(7) Patients who were diagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis, gout, pseudogout, or collagen diseases.
(8) Patients who had some difficulty to fill up their treatment diary.
(9) Patients with cardiac dysfunction.
(10) Patients with liver dysfunction.
(11) Patients with renal dysfunction.
(12) Patients with peptic ulcer.
(13)Patients who had a history of bronchial asthma (Aspirin asthma, etc).
(14) Patients who had a history of Anaphylaxis for NSAIDs.
Target sample size 300

Research contact person
Name of lead principal investigator
1st name
Middle name
Last name Tsutomu Iwaya
Organization Chief Director, The Japanese Society for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Division name The Japanese Society for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, c/o Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Jichi Medical School
Zip code
Address Yakusiji 3311-1, Minami-Kawachimachi, Tochigi
TEL 0285-58-7374
Email

Public contact
Name of contact person
1st name
Middle name
Last name Tsutomu Iwaya
Organization National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities
Division name Director,Training Center
Zip code
Address Namiki 4-1, Tokorozawa, Saitama
TEL 04-2995-3100(2010)
Homepage URL
Email iwaya@rehab.go.jp

Sponsor
Institute The Japanese Society for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation
Institute
Department

Funding Source
Organization External Pharmaceutical Association
Organization
Division
Category of Funding Organization Profit organization
Nationality of Funding Organization Japan

Other related organizations
Co-sponsor Japanese Clinical Orthopaedic Association
Name of secondary funder(s)

IRB Contact (For public release)
Organization
Address
Tel
Email

Secondary IDs
Secondary IDs NO
Study ID_1
Org. issuing International ID_1
Study ID_2
Org. issuing International ID_2
IND to MHLW

Institutions
Institutions

Other administrative information
Date of disclosure of the study information
2005 Year 11 Month 15 Day

Related information
URL releasing protocol
Publication of results Published

Result
URL related to results and publications
Number of participants that the trial has enrolled
Results 
Local application of a plaster with non- steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) leads to the same level of improvement for knee osteoarthritis in Japanese as oral NSAIDs.	

Doi T, Akai M, Fujino K, et al.: Effect of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug plasters for knee osteoarthritis in Japanese: A randomized controlled trial. Modern Rheumatology 20(1): 24-33, 2010
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Results Delayed
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Baseline Characteristics
Participant flow
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Progress
Recruitment status Completed
Date of protocol fixation
2004 Year 10 Month 22 Day
Date of IRB
Anticipated trial start date
2005 Year 01 Month 01 Day
Last follow-up date
2006 Year 01 Month 01 Day
Date of closure to data entry
2006 Year 04 Month 01 Day
Date trial data considered complete
2006 Year 04 Month 01 Day
Date analysis concluded
2006 Year 05 Month 01 Day

Other
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Management information
Registered date
2005 Year 11 Month 14 Day
Last modified on
2017 Year 04 Month 24 Day


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URL(English) https://upload.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000000360

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