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Summary
EudraCT Number:2004-000534-36
Sponsor's Protocol Code Number:CI-M33-PS-03
National Competent Authority:Czechia - SUKL
Clinical Trial Type:EEA CTA
Trial Status:Ongoing
Date on which this record was first entered in the EudraCT database:2004-09-01
Trial results
A. Protocol Information
A.1Member State ConcernedCzechia - SUKL
A.2EudraCT number2004-000534-36
A.3Full title of the trial
Efficacy and Safety of Piascledine 300 versus Chondroitin Sulfate in a 6 Months Treatment plus 2 Months Observation in Patients with Osteoarthritis of the Knee
A.4.1Sponsor's protocol code numberCI-M33-PS-03
A.7Trial is part of a Paediatric Investigation Plan Information not present in EudraCT
A.8EMA Decision number of Paediatric Investigation Plan
B. Sponsor Information
B.Sponsor: 1
B.1.1Name of SponsorLaboratoires Expanscience
B.1.3.4CountryFrance
B.3.1 and B.3.2Status of the sponsorCommercial
B.4 Source(s) of Monetary or Material Support for the clinical trial:
B.4.1Name of organisation providing support
B.4.2Country
B.5 Contact point designated by the sponsor for further information on the trial
B.5.1Name of organisation
B.5.2Functional name of contact point
D. IMP Identification
D.IMP: 1
D.1.2 and D.1.3IMP RoleTest
D.2 Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation Information not present in EudraCT
D.2.1.1.1Trade name Piascledine®
D.2.1.1.2Name of the Marketing Authorisation holderLaboratoires Expanscience, France
D.2.1.2Country which granted the Marketing AuthorisationFrance
D.2.5The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community No
D.2.5.1Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1Product namePiascledine®
D.3.4Pharmaceutical form Capsule*
D.3.4.1Specific paediatric formulation Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.7Routes of administration for this IMPOral use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.9.3Other descriptive nameunsaponifiable fraction of avocado oil, unsaponifiable fraction of soy oil
D.3.10 Strength
D.3.10.1Concentration unit mg milligram(s)
D.3.10.2Concentration typeequal
D.3.10.3Concentration number300
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1Active substance of chemical origin No
D.3.11.2Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) Yes
The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.1Somatic cell therapy medicinal product No
D.3.11.3.2Gene therapy medical product No
D.3.11.3.3Tissue Engineered Product Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.4Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device) Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.5Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.4Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.5Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product No
D.3.11.6Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum) No
D.3.11.7Plasma derived medicinal product Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.8Extractive medicinal product Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.9Recombinant medicinal product Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.10Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms No
D.3.11.11Herbal medicinal product Yes
D.3.11.12Homeopathic medicinal product No
D.3.11.13Another type of medicinal product No
D.IMP: 2
D.1.2 and D.1.3IMP RoleComparator
D.2 Status of the IMP to be used in the clinical trial
D.2.1IMP to be used in the trial has a marketing authorisation Information not present in EudraCT
D.2.1.1.1Trade name Condrosulf®
D.2.1.1.2Name of the Marketing Authorisation holderIBSA, Switzerland
D.2.1.2Country which granted the Marketing AuthorisationCzech Republic
D.2.5The IMP has been designated in this indication as an orphan drug in the Community No
D.2.5.1Orphan drug designation number
D.3 Description of the IMP
D.3.1Product namechondroitin sulfate
D.3.4Pharmaceutical form Capsule*
D.3.4.1Specific paediatric formulation Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.7Routes of administration for this IMPOral use
D.3.8 to D.3.10 IMP Identification Details (Active Substances)
D.3.8INN - Proposed INNchondroitin sulfate
D.3.10 Strength
D.3.10.1Concentration unit mg milligram(s)
D.3.10.2Concentration typeequal
D.3.10.3Concentration number400
D.3.11 The IMP contains an:
D.3.11.1Active substance of chemical origin No
D.3.11.2Active substance of biological/ biotechnological origin (other than Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) Yes
The IMP is a:
D.3.11.3Advanced Therapy IMP (ATIMP) Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.1Somatic cell therapy medicinal product No
D.3.11.3.2Gene therapy medical product No
D.3.11.3.3Tissue Engineered Product Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.4Combination ATIMP (i.e. one involving a medical device) Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.3.5Committee on Advanced therapies (CAT) has issued a classification for this product Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.4Combination product that includes a device, but does not involve an Advanced Therapy Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.5Radiopharmaceutical medicinal product No
D.3.11.6Immunological medicinal product (such as vaccine, allergen, immune serum) No
D.3.11.7Plasma derived medicinal product Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.8Extractive medicinal product Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.9Recombinant medicinal product Information not present in EudraCT
D.3.11.10Medicinal product containing genetically modified organisms No
D.3.11.11Herbal medicinal product No
D.3.11.12Homeopathic medicinal product No
D.3.11.13Another type of medicinal product No
D.8 Information on Placebo
D.8 Placebo: 1
D.8.1Is a Placebo used in this Trial?Yes
D.8.3Pharmaceutical form of the placeboCapsule*
D.8.4Route of administration of the placeboOral use
D.8 Placebo: 2
D.8.1Is a Placebo used in this Trial?Yes
D.8.3Pharmaceutical form of the placeboCapsule*
D.8.4Route of administration of the placeboOral use
E. General Information on the Trial
E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation
E.1.1Medical condition(s) being investigated
Osteoarthritis of the Knee
MedDRA Classification
E.1.3Condition being studied is a rare disease No
E.2 Objective of the trial
E.2.1Main objective of the trial
Changes in the WOMAC index from baseline to therapy end
E.2.2Secondary objectives of the trial
Pain on active movement
Pain at rest
Lequesne index
Overall assessment of osteoarthritis of the knee
Overall assessment of efficacy
Consumption of analgesics
E.2.3Trial contains a sub-study Information not present in EudraCT
E.3Principal inclusion criteria
Female or male outpatients aged 45 years or more.
Patients complying with the clinical and radiological criteria of the American College of Rheumatology of knee osteoarthritis
·Duration of the disease longer than 6 months
·Pain and functional discomfort over 1 month during the last 3 months
·Pain on movement and/or pain at rest in the last 48 hours at least 40 mm evaluated on a VAS, and/or evaluate on at least 2 items among 5 items in the A-section of the WOMAC-index.
·No intake of analgesics for 48 hours
·No intake of NSAID for 5 days
·Lequesne index between 5 and 13 (moderate to very severe arthrosis)
·Radiological characterisation of stage I, II or III of the modified Kellgren and Lawrence classification scale on a frontal image of extended knee, on both knees , the image being not older than 6 months
·Patient capable of following the instructions of the study
·Signed informed consent following information provided by the investigator
E.4Principal exclusion criteria
·Known chondrocalcinosis of the joints
·Symptomatic femoro-patellar arthrosis
·Ochronosis or haemochromatosis
·Morbus Paget, Chondromatosis, Villo-nodular synovitis
·Haemophilia
. Septic arthritis
. Inflammatory joint disease
. Gout
. Pseudo-gout
. Articulare farcture
. Acromegaia
. Wilson-disease
. Collagene gene mutations
·Osteoarthritis of the hip located at the site of the evaluated knee
·Osteoarthritis of the knee that may require surgical intervention during the planned duration of the study.
·Body-mass index >35
. Treatment with NSAID within 5 days or an analgesic within 48 hours before inclusion
·Treatment with SYSADOA within 3 months prior to inclusion
·Treatment with corticoids within one month prior to inclusion
·Intra-articular injection of corticoids, hyaluronic acid into the knee within 3 months prior to inclusion
·Treatment with pulsed electromagnetic field within 3 months prior to inclusion
·Synoviorthesis within 3 months prior to inclusion
·Operations (osteoctomy, meniscectomy) on the evaluated knee
·Diseases requiring the intermittent taking of corticoids (e.g. asthma)
. Patients with lipid metabolism disorders
. Patients who had already treatment with Piascledine® or Chondroitin-sulfate within the last 3 months
·Patients with serious evolutive heart condition, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, haematological, neoplastic or infectious diseases
·Patients with a known allergy to one of the components of the used drugs (test, comparative and/or rescue medication)
·Patients with leucopenia suffering from a serious hereditary disease
·Patients being pregnant or not having efficient contraception at the time of inclusion
·Patients having had an intricacy following an accident or net psychalgic component
·Patients already included in another therapeutic study
·Patients who already participated in a study in the month preceding the inclusion
·Patient incapable of keeping a self-assessment diary
Patient having femoro-tibial OA of the knee
E.5 End points
E.5.1Primary end point(s)
Changes in the WOMAC index from baseline to therapy end
E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial
E.6Scope of the trial
E.6.1Diagnosis No
E.6.2Prophylaxis No
E.6.3Therapy No
E.6.4Safety Yes
E.6.5Efficacy Yes
E.6.6Pharmacokinetic No
E.6.7Pharmacodynamic No
E.6.8Bioequivalence No
E.6.9Dose response No
E.6.10Pharmacogenetic Information not present in EudraCT
E.6.11Pharmacogenomic No
E.6.12Pharmacoeconomic No
E.6.13Others No
E.7Trial type and phase
E.7.1Human pharmacology (Phase I) No
E.7.1.1First administration to humans No
E.7.1.2Bioequivalence study No
E.7.1.3Other No
E.7.1.3.1Other trial type description
E.7.2Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) No
E.7.3Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) Yes
E.7.4Therapeutic use (Phase IV) No
E.8 Design of the trial
E.8.1Controlled Yes
E.8.1.1Randomised Yes
E.8.1.2Open No
E.8.1.3Single blind No
E.8.1.4Double blind Yes
E.8.1.5Parallel group Yes
E.8.1.6Cross over No
E.8.1.7Other No
E.8.2 Comparator of controlled trial
E.8.2.1Other medicinal product(s) Yes
E.8.2.2Placebo No
E.8.2.3Other No
E.8.3 The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned No
E.8.4 The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned Yes
E.8.5The trial involves multiple Member States Yes
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA
E.8.6.1Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA Yes
E.8.6.2Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA Information not present in EudraCT
E.8.6.3If E.8.6.1 or E.8.6.2 are Yes, specify the regions in which trial sites are planned
E.8.7Trial has a data monitoring committee Information not present in EudraCT
E.8.8 Definition of the end of the trial and justification where it is not the last visit of the last subject undergoing the trial
E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial
E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned years2
E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned months
E.8.9.1In the Member State concerned days
E.8.9.2In all countries concerned by the trial years2
F. Population of Trial Subjects
F.1 Age Range
F.1.1Trial has subjects under 18 No
F.1.1.1In Utero Information not present in EudraCT
F.1.1.2Preterm newborn infants (up to gestational age < 37 weeks) Information not present in EudraCT
F.1.1.3Newborns (0-27 days) Information not present in EudraCT
F.1.1.4Infants and toddlers (28 days-23 months) Information not present in EudraCT
F.1.1.5Children (2-11years) Information not present in EudraCT
F.1.1.6Adolescents (12-17 years) Information not present in EudraCT
F.1.2Adults (18-64 years) Yes
F.1.3Elderly (>=65 years) Yes
F.2 Gender
F.2.1Female Yes
F.2.2Male Yes
F.3 Group of trial subjects
F.3.1Healthy volunteers No
F.3.2Patients Yes
F.3.3Specific vulnerable populations Information not present in EudraCT
F.3.3.1Women of childbearing potential not using contraception No
F.3.3.2Women of child-bearing potential using contraception Information not present in EudraCT
F.3.3.3Pregnant women No
F.3.3.4Nursing women No
F.3.3.5Emergency situation No
F.3.3.6Subjects incapable of giving consent personally No
F.3.3.7Others No
F.4 Planned number of subjects to be included
F.4.1In the member state60
F.4.2 For a multinational trial
F.4.2.1In the EEA 240
F.4.2.2In the whole clinical trial 300
G. Investigator Networks to be involved in the Trial
N. Review by the Competent Authority or Ethics Committee in the country concerned
N.Competent Authority Decision Authorised
N.Date of Competent Authority Decision2004-10-14
N.Ethics Committee Opinion of the trial applicationFavourable
N.Ethics Committee Opinion: Reason(s) for unfavourable opinion
N.Date of Ethics Committee Opinion2004-08-23
P. End of Trial
P.End of Trial StatusOngoing
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