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Duloxetine Versus Placebo in Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT00424593 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 236

Last updated 2009-11-20

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Summary

The primary purpose of your participation in this study is to help answer the following research question, and not to provide you treatment for your condition.

Whether duloxetine once daily can help patients with Chronic Low Back Pain.

Patients who do not have their pain reduced by at least 30% by week 7 will be given 120 mg dose for the duration of the study. After the 13 week double blind period, patients randomized to placebo will switch to duloxetine 60 mg or 120 mg in the 41-week extension period.

Conditions

  • Back Pain Without Radiation

Interventions

DRUG

Duloxetine

30 mg, every day (QD), by mouth (PO) for 1 week followed by 60 mg, QD, PO, 6 weeks then 60 mg (responders) or 120 mg (non-responders), QD, PO, 6 weeks during the placebo-controlled phase, then 60 mg or 120 mg, QD, PO, 41 weeks during the extension phase

DRUG

Placebo

every day (QD), by mouth (PO), 13 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon - Fri 9 AM - 5 PM Eastern time (UTC/GMT - 5 hours, EST) · Eli Lilly and Company

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-01-31
Primary Completion
2007-12-31
Completion
2008-10-31

Countries

  • Brazil
  • France
  • Germany
  • Mexico
  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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Read the full study record

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