Assessment of the Effects of Chondroitin Sulphate in Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis With Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)

NCT01226615 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 64

Last updated 2012-10-02

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Summary

The main purposes of this study are:

* to determine the effects of chondroitin sulphate on brain response to pain assessed through fMRI in patients with knee osteoarthritis.
* to investigate the relationship between treatment response detected by fMRI and the results of the different parameters of clinical assessment.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Chondroitin sulphate (Condrosan®)

800mg (two capsules of 400mg each) taken once a day for four months

DRUG

Placebo

Two placebo capsules taken once a day for four months.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Bioiberica

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Jordi Monfort, MD · Hospital del Mar

  • Jesús Pujol, MD · Hospital del Mar

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-10-31
Completion
2012-12-31

Countries

  • Spain

Study Locations

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