A Study of Duloxetine in Participants With Chronic Pain Due to Osteoarthritis in China

Effect of Duloxetine 60mg Once Daily in Patients With Chronic Pain Due to Osteoarthritis in China

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of duloxetine once daily compared with placebo on the reduction of pain due to osteoarthritis (OA) in knee or hip in participants in China.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Osteoarthritis
• Intervention / Treatment: Drug: Placebo; Drug: Duloxetine

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 407
• Phase: Phase 3

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• China
  • Beijing, China, 100029
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  • Bengbu, China, 233004
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  • Changchun, China, 130033
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  • Changsha, China, 410013
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  • Chengdu, China, 610041
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  • Guang Zhou, China, 510515
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  • Hefei, China, 230022
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  • Pingxiang, China, 337055
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  • Shanghai, China, 200433
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  • Shenyang, China, 110016
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  • Tianjin, China, 300052
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  • Zhuzhou, China, 412007
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Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 36 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Meet clinical and radiographic criteria for the diagnosis of OA of the knee or hip with pain for ≥14 days of each month for 3 months prior to study entry
• Have a rating ≥4 on the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) 24-hour average pain item (Question 3 of the BPI modified short form) at both Screening and Randomization

Exclusion Criteria:

• Have previously completed/withdrawn from this study or any other study investigating duloxetine (Note: Participants who have been previously screened for a duloxetine study other than this study and never received investigational product will be eligible for this study if they meet all current entry criteria)
• Have had previous exposure to duloxetine
• Have any previous diagnosis of psychosis, bipolar disorder, or schizoaffective disorder
• Current (within 1 year of Screening) Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition Axis I diagnosis of major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders (excluding phobias), alcohol or eating disorders, as determined by the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview or a previous diagnosis
• Have a history of substance abuse or dependence within the past year, excluding nicotine and caffeine
• Are taking any excluded medications that cannot be discontinued at Screening
• Have had treatment with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) within 14 days of randomization or the potential need to use an MAOI during the study or within 5 days of discontinuation of investigational product
• Have a positive urine drug screen for any substance of abuse or excluded medication
• Have serious cardiovascular, hepatic, renal, respiratory, or hematologic illness, or other medical or psychiatric condition that, in the opinion of the investigator, would compromise participation or be likely to lead to hospitalization during the course of the study
• Have a history of recurrent seizures other than febrile seizures
• Are judged clinically by the investigator to be at suicidal risk according to the Columbia - Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS): a "Yes" answer to either Question 4 (Active Suicidal Ideation with Some Intent to Act, Without Specific Plan) or Question 5 (Active Suicidal Ideation with Specific Plan and Intent) on the"Suicidal Ideation" portion of the C-SSRS or a "Yes" answer to any of the suicide related behaviors (actual attempt, interrupted attempt, aborted attempt, preparatory act or behavior) on the "Suicidal Behavior" portion of the C-SSRS, with the ideation/behavior having occurred within the previous month
• Have uncontrolled narrow-angle glaucoma
• Have acute liver injury (such as hepatitis) or severe cirrhosis
• Have known hypersensitivity to duloxetine or any of the inactive ingredients or have frequent/severe allergic reactions to multiple medications
• Have frequent falls that could result in hospitalization or could compromise response to treatment
• Have a diagnosis of inflammatory arthritis [that is, rheumatoid arthritis (RA)] or an autoimmune disorder (excluding inactive Hashimoto's thyroiditis)
• Have received intra-articular hyaluronate/steroids, joint lavage, or other invasive therapies to the index joint in the previous 3 months
• Have had arthroscopy of the index joint within the previous year or joint replacement of the index joint at any time
• Have surgery of the index joint scheduled to occur during the trial or are anticipated by the investigator to require surgery for the treatment of the OA of the index hip or knee along the duration of the study
• Have had a prior synovial fluid analysis showing a white blood cell (WBC) count ≥2000 cubic millimeter (mm3) that is indicative of a diagnosis other than OA
• Are non-ambulatory or require the use of crutches or a walker
• Have a body mass index >40
• Are anticipated by the investigator to require use of analgesic agents including, but not limited to, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), acetaminophen/paracetamol, and opioids, or other excluded medication for the duration of the study

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Treatment
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Duloxetine; Double Blind Treatment Phase: 60 milligram (mg) duloxetine administered by mouth once a day (QD). Started on duloxetine 30 mg QD for 1 week and then titrated up to 60 mg duloxetine QD for 12 weeks. Extension Treatment Phase: 60 mg duloxetine administered by mouth QD for 13 weeks. Taper Phase: 1-week taper where participants taking 60 mg QD duloxetine during the study had their dosage reduced to 30 mg to minimize discontinuation-emergent adverse events (DEAEs).	Drug: Duloxetine; Administered orally; Other Names: Cymbalta; LY248686
Placebo Comparator: Placebo; Double Blind Treatment Phase: Placebo administered by mouth once a day (QD) for 13 weeks. Extension Treatment Phase: 60 mg duloxetine administered by mouth QD for 13 weeks. Started on duloxetine 30 mg QD for 1 week and then titrated up to 60 mg duloxetine QD. Taper Phase: 1-week taper - Placebo administered for 1 week if the participant discontinued from double blind treatment phase, or duloxetine 30 mg QD administered for 1 week if the participant discontinued from extension treatment phase or completed treatment. 1 week taper is to minimize discontinuation-emergent adverse events (DEAEs).	Drug: Placebo; Administered orally

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Change From Baseline in the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) 24-hour Average Pain Score	BPI is a self-reported scale that measures the severity of pain based on the average pain during the past 24-hours. The severity scores ranged from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as severe as you can imagine). Least squares (LS) mean was calculated using mixed model repeating measures (MMRM) and adjusted for treatment, pooled investigator, visit, and treatment-by-visit interaction, as well as baseline score and baseline score-by-visit interaction.	Baseline, Week 13

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Patient Global Impressions of Improvement (PGI-I) Score	PGI-I measures a participant's perception of improvement at the time of assessment compared with the start of treatment. Score ranges from 1 (very much better) to 7 (very much worse). Least squares (LS) mean was calculated using mixed model repeating measures (MMRM) and adjusted for treatment, pooled investigator, visit, and treatment-by-visit interaction, as well as baseline score and baseline score-by-visit interaction.	13 Weeks
Change From Baseline in Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index (WOMAC) Total and Subscale Scores	WOMAC consists of 24 items divided into 3 subscales:Pain(5 items):during walking,using stairs,in bed,sitting or lying,and standing Stiffness;(2 items):after first waking and later in the day Physical Function;(17 items):stair use,rising from sitting, standing, bending,walking,getting in/out of a car,shopping,putting on/taking off socks,rising from bed,lying in bed,getting in/out of bath,sitting,getting on/off toilet,heavy household duties,light household duties.Each question is answered using a 5-point Likert scale(0 to 4).Pain subscale has a range of scores of 0(none) to 20(extreme).Stiffness subscale has a range of scores of 0(none) to 8(extreme).Physical function subscale has a range of scores of 0(none) to 68(extreme).Total score ranges from 0(none) to 96(extreme).Least squares(LS) mean was calculated using analysis of covariance(ANCOVA) and adjusted for treatment, pooled investigator,and baseline score.Last observation carried forward (LOCF) method was be used for these analyses.	Baseline, Week 13
Change From Baseline in Clinical Global Impression of Severity (CGI-S) Score	CGI-S measures severity of illness at the time of assessment compared with start of treatment with scores ranging from 1 (normal, not at all ill) to 7 (among the most extremely ill participants). Least squares (LS) mean was calculated using mixed model repeating measures (MMRM) and adjusted for treatment, pooled investigator, visit, and treatment-by-visit interaction, as well as baseline score and baseline score-by-visit interaction.	Baseline,13 Weeks
Change From Baseline in Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Severity	BPI Severity of Worst Pain is self-reported scale that measures the severity of pain based on the worst pain experienced during the past 24-hours. The severity scores ranged from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as severe as you can imagine). BPI Severity of Least Pain is a self-reported scale that measures the severity of pain based on the least pain experienced during the past 24-hours. The severity scores ranged from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as severe as you can imagine). BPI Severity of Right Now Pain is a self-reported scale that measures the severity of pain based on the pain right now. The severity scores ranged from 0 (no pain) to 10 (pain as severe as you can imagine). Least squares (LS) mean was calculated using mixed model repeating measures (MMRM) and adjusted for treatment, pooled investigator, visit, and treatment-by-visit interaction, as well as baseline score and baseline score-by-visit interaction.	Baseline, Week 13
Change From Baseline in Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Interference	BPI Interference Average Score is a self-reported scale that measures interference of pain on average of the 7 questions assessing the interference of pain for general activity, mood, walking ability, normal work, relations with other people,sleep, and enjoyment of life.The average Interference scores ranged from 0 to 10. General activity, mood,walking ability, normal work,relations with other people, sleep and enjoyment of life is each is a self-reported scale that measures the interference of pain in the past 24 hours on general activity, mood, walking ability, normal work, relations with other people, sleep and enjoyment of life.The Interference scores ranged from 0 (does not interfere) to 10 (completely interferes).Least squares (LS) mean was calculated using mixed model repeating measures (MMRM) and adjusted for treatment, pooled investigator, visit, and treatment-by-visit interaction, as well as baseline score and baseline score-by-visit interaction.	Baseline, Week 13
Change From Baseline in Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Depression (HADS-D) or HADS-Anxiety (HADS-A) Subscale Scores	HADS is a 14-item questionnaire with 2 subscales: anxiety and depression. Each item was rated on a 4-point scale [0 (low level of anxiety or depression) to 3 (high level of anxiety or depression)], giving maximum scores of 21 for anxiety and depression. Scores of 11 or more on either subscale were considered to be a 'significant' case of psychological morbidity, while scores of 8-10 represent 'borderline' and 0-7, 'normal.' Mean was calculated using analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) and adjusted for treatment, pooled investigator, and baseline score. The last observation carried forward (LOCF) method will be used for these analyses.	Baseline, Week 13
Change in Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) Average Pain Intensity Scores, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) Depression Subscale (HADS-D) and HADS Anxiety Subscale (HADS-A)	Evaluation on whether the change in BPI average pain intensity scores is a direct analgesic effect of duloxetine and is independent of treatment effect on mood, as measured by Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) depression subscale (HADS-D), or anxiety as measured by HADS anxiety subscale (HADS-A). Path analysis for the direct analgesic effect was used to test the null hypothesis that the change in BPI average pain severity depends on the improvement of HADS-D or HADS-A, versus the alternative that the improvement in BPI average pain severity is due to a direct analgesic effect of the treatment and not dependent upon the improvement in depression and anxiety symptoms.	Baseline, Week 13
Percentage of Participants With Reduction of ≥30% and ≥50% in BPI Average Pain Score	Pain severity was measured using an 11 point BPI scale from 0 (no pain) to 10 (worst pain) to determine average pain in the past 24 hours (average pain). A 30% (or 50%) improvement was defined as a ≥30% (or ≥50%) reduction in BPI pain severity from baseline to endpoint. Percentage of participants = (number of participants with ≥30% or ≥50% pain reduction / total number of participants in treatment group) * 100.The last observation carried forward (LOCF) method will be used for these analyses.	Week 13
Percentage of Participants With Response to Treatment on Patient Global Impression-Improvement (PGI-I) at Endpoint	PGI-I measures the participant's perception of improvement at the time of assessment compared with the start of treatment. Scores ranged from 1 (very much better) to 7 (very much worse). Response to treatment is defined by endpoint PGI rating of either "much better" or "very much better".The last observation carried forward (LOCF) method will be used for these analyses.	Week 13

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Eli Lilly and Company
• Investigators: Study Director: Call 1-877-CTLILLY (1-877-285-4559) or 1-317-615-4559 Mon-Fri 9 AM-5PM Eastern Time (UTC/GMT-5 hours, EST), Eil Lilly and Company

Publications and helpful links

General Publications

• Leaney AA, Lyttle JR, Segan J, Urquhart DM, Cicuttini FM, Chou L, Wluka AE. Antidepressants for hip and knee osteoarthritis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Oct 21;10(10):CD012157. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD012157.pub2.
• Yue L, Wang J, Enomoto H, Fujikoshi S, Alev L, Cheng YY, Skljarevski V. The Clinical Relevance of Pain Severity Changes: Is There Any Difference Between Asian and Caucasian Patients With Osteoarthritis Pain? Pain Pract. 2020 Feb;20(2):129-137. doi: 10.1111/papr.12835. Epub 2019 Nov 20.
• Wang G, Bi L, Li X, Li Z, Zhao D, Chen J, He D, Wang CN, Wu T, Duenas H, Skljarevski V, Yue L. Maintenance of effect of duloxetine in Chinese patients with pain due to osteoarthritis: 13-week open-label extension data. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2019 Apr 22;20(1):174. doi: 10.1186/s12891-019-2527-y.
• Yue L, Luo S, Wang Y, Wang CN, Duenas HJ, Skljarevski V. Clinical meaningfulness of duloxetine's effect in Chinese patients with chronic pain due to osteoarthritis: post hoc analyses of a phase 3 randomized trial. Open Access Rheumatol. 2019 Mar 21;11:67-76. doi: 10.2147/OARRR.S193044. eCollection 2019.
• Wang G, Bi L, Li X, Li Z, Zhao D, Chen J, He D, Wang CN, Duenas H, Skljarevski V, Yue L. Efficacy and safety of duloxetine in Chinese patients with chronic pain due to osteoarthritis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Osteoarthritis Cartilage. 2017 Jun;25(6):832-838. doi: 10.1016/j.joca.2016.12.025. Epub 2016 Dec 31.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: September 1, 2013
• Primary Completion (Actual): March 1, 2015
• Study Completion (Actual): June 1, 2015

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: August 26, 2013
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: August 26, 2013
• First Posted (Estimate): August 29, 2013

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): May 23, 2016
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 14, 2016
• Last Verified: April 1, 2016

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Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Joint Diseases; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Rheumatic Diseases; Arthritis; Osteoarthritis; Chronic Pain; Physiological Effects of Drugs; Neurotransmitter Agents; Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action; Peripheral Nervous System Agents; Analgesics; Sensory System Agents; Psychotropic Drugs; Neurotransmitter Uptake Inhibitors; Membrane Transport Modulators; Antidepressive Agents; Dopamine Agents; Serotonin and Noradrenaline Reuptake Inhibitors; Duloxetine Hydrochloride
• Other Study ID Numbers: 13494 (Other Identifier: City of Hope Medical Center); F1J-MC-HMGS (Other Identifier: Eil Lilly and Company)