E.1 Medical condition or disease under investigation |
E.1.1 | Medical condition(s) being investigated | |
E.1.1.1 | Medical condition in easily understood language | KNEE PAIN DUE TO OSTEOARTHRITIS | |
E.1.1.2 | Therapeutic area | Diseases [C] - Musculoskeletal Diseases [C05] |
MedDRA Classification |
E.1.3 | Condition being studied is a rare disease | No |
E.2 Objective of the trial |
E.2.1 | Main objective of the trial | To compare the efficacy of genicular nerve block using local anesthetic with and without corticosteroids versus a control group to relieve pain in patients with gonarthrosis who are simultaneously treated with physiotherapy exercises. | Comparar la eficacia del bloqueo de los nervios geniculares mediante anestésico local con y sin corticoide frente a grupo control para aliviar el dolor en pacientes con gonartrosis que realizan al mismo tiempo tratamiento mediante ejercicios de fisioterapia. | |
E.2.2 | Secondary objectives of the trial | Evaluate secondary effects and/or interactions to the technique Assess the decrease in the consumption of analgesic medication Evaluate improvement of the functionality/quality of life of the patient Assess the patient's state of mind before and after the technique Assess physiotherapy (outpatient vs. hospital) and adherence to exercise | Valorar efectos secundarios y/o interacciones a la técnica Valorar la disminución de consumo de medicación analgésica Valorar mejoría de la funcionalidad/calidad de vida del paciente Valorar el estado anímico del paciente antes y después de la técnica Valorar fisioterapia (ambulatoria vs hospitalaria) y adherencia al ejercicio | |
E.2.3 | Trial contains a sub-study | No |
E.3 | Principal inclusion criteria | Anterior knee pain of patellofemoral origin and/or tibiofemoral compartment osteoarthritis Pain assessment scale (VAS) ≥ 5 3 months of evolution | Dolor anterior de rodilla de origen patelofemoral y/o artrosis de compartimento femorotibial Escala de valoración de dolor (EVA) ≥ 5 3 meses de evolución | |
E.4 | Principal exclusion criteria | Under 18 years Patients who underwent total or unicompartmental knee replacement Viscosupplementation or intra-articular injection with corticosteroids for less than 3 months Pregnant women or women suspected of being pregnant Cognitive impairment or added neuropsychiatric symptoms Failure to sign informed consent or revocation of it In a radiological study using the Kellgren-Lawrence classification with a value <2 Patients with heart disease who require blockade with levobupivacaine Inability to write, speak or read in Spanish Active tumor or infectious pathology Osteoarthritis secondary to inflammatory pathology | Menores de 18 años Pacientes intervenidos mediante prótesis total o unicompartimental de rodilla Viscosuplementación o inyección intraarticular con corticoides menos de 3 meses Mujeres embarazadas o con sospecha de que lo pueden estar Deterioro cognitivo o síntomas neuropsiquiátricos añadidos No firmar consentimiento informado o revocación de éste En estudio radiológico mediante la clasificación de Kellgren- Lawrence con valor <2 Pacientes con cardiopatía que precisen bloqueo mediante levobupivacaína Incapacidad para escribir, hablar o leer en español Patología tumoral o infecciosa activa Artrosis secundaria a patología inflamatoria | |
E.5 End points |
E.5.1 | Primary end point(s) | Genicular nerve block with local anesthetic in patients with painful gonarthrosis improves pain, functionality-quality of life of the patient and decreases the consumption of analgesics with equal or better results than local anesthetic associated with corticosteroids. | El bloqueo de los nervios geniculares mediante anestésico local en pacientes con gonartrosis dolorosa mejora el dolor, funcionalidad-calidad de vida del paciente y disminuye el consumo de analgésicos con igual o mejor resultado que el anestésico local asociado a corticoide. | |
E.5.1.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | |
E.5.2 | Secondary end point(s) | |
E.5.2.1 | Timepoint(s) of evaluation of this end point | July 2022: Study approach and start with the bibliographic review November 2022: Registration as a clinical trial and presentation to the ethics and clinical research committee. (Answer pending) January 2023: After obtaining approval from the CEIC, the data will be collected anonymously and coding the participants. August 2023: End of data collection. March 2024: Analysis of the results obtained, and elaboration of the conclusions. | Julio 2022: Planteamiento del estudio y comenzar con la revisión bibliográfica Noviembre 2022: Registro como ensayo clínico y presentación a comité de ética e investigación clínica. (Pendiente de respuesta) Enero 2023: Tras obtener aprobación por parte de CEIC se procederá a la recogida de datos de forma anónima y codificando a los participantes. Agosto 2023: Fin de recogida de datos. Marzo 2024: Análisis de los resultados obtenidos, y elaboración de las conclusiones. | |
E.6 and E.7 Scope of the trial |
E.6 | Scope of the trial |
E.6.1 | Diagnosis | No |
E.6.2 | Prophylaxis | No |
E.6.3 | Therapy | Yes |
E.6.4 | Safety | No |
E.6.5 | Efficacy | No |
E.6.6 | Pharmacokinetic | No |
E.6.7 | Pharmacodynamic | No |
E.6.8 | Bioequivalence | No |
E.6.9 | Dose response | No |
E.6.10 | Pharmacogenetic | No |
E.6.11 | Pharmacogenomic | No |
E.6.12 | Pharmacoeconomic | No |
E.6.13 | Others | No |
E.7 | Trial type and phase |
E.7.1 | Human pharmacology (Phase I) | No |
E.7.1.1 | First administration to humans | No |
E.7.1.2 | Bioequivalence study | No |
E.7.1.3 | Other | No |
E.7.1.3.1 | Other trial type description | |
E.7.2 | Therapeutic exploratory (Phase II) | No |
E.7.3 | Therapeutic confirmatory (Phase III) | No |
E.7.4 | Therapeutic use (Phase IV) | Yes |
E.8 Design of the trial |
E.8.1 | Controlled | Yes |
E.8.1.1 | Randomised | Yes |
E.8.1.2 | Open | No |
E.8.1.3 | Single blind | No |
E.8.1.4 | Double blind | Yes |
E.8.1.5 | Parallel group | No |
E.8.1.6 | Cross over | No |
E.8.1.7 | Other | No |
E.8.2 | Comparator of controlled trial |
E.8.2.1 | Other medicinal product(s) | No |
E.8.2.2 | Placebo | Yes |
E.8.2.3 | Other | No |
E.8.2.4 | Number of treatment arms in the trial | 3 |
E.8.3 | The trial involves single site in the Member State concerned | Yes |
E.8.4 | The trial involves multiple sites in the Member State concerned | No |
E.8.5 | The trial involves multiple Member States | No |
E.8.6 Trial involving sites outside the EEA |
E.8.6.1 | Trial being conducted both within and outside the EEA | No |
E.8.6.2 | Trial being conducted completely outside of the EEA | No |
E.8.7 | Trial has a data monitoring committee | Yes |
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 | The objective would be to create a new coordination unit between the Rehabilitation and Orthopedic Surgery and Traumatology unit to create a rehabilitation program for patients who are going to undergo surgery using total or unicompartmental knee replacement. | El objetivo sería crear una nueva unidad de coordinación entre la unidad de Rehabilitación y Cirugía Ortopédica y Traumatología para crear un programa de rehabilitación en pacientes que vayan a ser sometidos a una intervención quirúrgica mediante prótesis total o unicompartimental de rodilla. | |
E.8.9 Initial estimate of the duration of the trial |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned years | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned months | |
E.8.9.1 | In the Member State concerned days | |