Duloxetine in Osteoarthritis (OA) Pain

NCT01558700 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2014-12-29

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Summary

This study aims to determine in people with knee Osteoarthritis (OA) if relief of pain after treatment with either duloxetine or placebo is associated with changes in brain anatomy.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Duloxetine

Duloxetine capsule 30mg once a day for one week, then 60mg once a day for 15 weeks, then 30mg once a day for one week.

DRUG

Sugar pill

Matching capsule given once a day for a total of 17 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas Schnitzer, MD, PhD · Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
40 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-04-30
Completion
2014-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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