Clinical Study of Non-inferiority With Participants Diagnosed With Primary Knee OA (GLACIAL)

Summary

This phase III clinical study will be conducted in Brazilian research sites. It will be included in the study 314 participants diagnosed with primary knee OA according to the classification criteria of the ACR. After a washout period, the participants will be randomized to receive the combination of glucosamine sulfate + chondroitin sulfate of bovine origin of Eurofarma Laboratorios S.A. (N= 157) or the combination of glucosamine sulfate + chondroitin sulfate of Zodiac Pharmaceuticals S.A. Condroflex ® (N = 157). The treatment period of the study will be of 24 weeks. Each participant will perform seven visits to the research site. The main evaluations will be the improve of pain in the target knee by questionnaire Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index (WOMAC) and quality of life by SF-12 questionnaire.

Timeline

Start

2016-12-05

Primary completion

2019-05-10

Completion

2019-05-10

Publications

• Lomonte ABV, Gimenez E, da Silva AC, Radominski SC, Scheinberg MA, Ximenes AC, de Freitas Zerbini CA. Treatment of knee osteoarthritis with a new formulation of a fixed-dose combination of glucosamine sulfate and bovine chondroitin: a multicenter, randomized, single-blind, non-inferiority clinical trial. Adv Rheumatol. 2021 Jan 19;61(1):7. doi: 10.1186/s42358-021-00165-9.

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