A Study to Characterize Diclofenac's Plasma and Knee Exposure After Application of Diclofenac Gel to the Knee of Subjects With Osteoarthritis That Have a Scheduled Arthroplasty

NCT03497039 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 47

Last updated 2020-02-24

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the exposure of diclofenac in the plasma and in the knee joint following topical administration of DDEA gel 4 gram (g) applied twice daily for 7 days.

Conditions

Interventions

DRUG

Diclofenac Diethylamine (DDEA) gel

Diclofenac Diethylamine (DDEA) gel consists of 2.32% DDEA. DDEA gel will be applied twice a day for 7 days topically first and last dose by trained nurse (or designee) at study site and doses in between by a trained nurse at participant's home or other convenient location. Participants will be admitted on the day before the scheduled surgery (Day 7). The last dose of study treatment will be administered at the study site 12 hours (window -1/+3 hrs) prior to arthroplasty surgery.If surgery is delayed by up to 7 days dosing with DDEA gel twice daily can continue up to 14 days. If the surgery is delayed by more than 7 days, the participant should be withdrawn from the study.

OTHER

Placebo gel

Placebo gel will be applied twice a day for 7 days topically first and last dose by trained nurse (or designee) at study site and doses in between by a trained nurse at participant's home or other convenient location. Participants will be admitted on the day before the scheduled surgery (Day 7). The last dose of placebo gel will be administered at the study site 12 hours (window -1/+3 hrs) prior to arthroplasty surgery. If surgery is delayed by up to 7 days dosing with placebo gel twice daily can continue up to 14 days. If the surgery is delayed by more than 7 days, the participant should be withdrawn from the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • GSK Clinical Trials · GlaxoSmithKline

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
50 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-07-19
Primary Completion
2019-03-01
Completion
2019-03-01

Countries

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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Diseases

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