Title
A 12 Week, Phase II Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of WIN-34B in Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Knee
A 12 Week, Multi-center, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel, Phase II Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of WIN-34B in Patients With Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Phase
Phase 2Lead Sponsor
Kyung Hee UniversityStudy Type
InterventionalStatus
Completed No Results PostedIndication/Condition
Osteoarthritis, KneeIntervention/Treatment
win34b ...Study Participants
150This trial is a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel, phase II clinical trial and aimed at osteoarthritis of the knee.
Patients who signed informed consent voluntarily and eligible for this study are assigned randomly to one of 3 groups after 2 week-Washout period.
st group (experimental) : WIN-34B 450mg BID
nd group (experimental) : WIN-34B 900mg BID
rd group (Comparator) : Placebo BID
Patients will take WIN-34B or Placebo BID for 12 weeks. Based on baseline, after 4 weeks(Visit 3) and 12 weeks(Visit 5), Researchers check patients' physical examination, questionnaire, laboratory experiment.
After 8 weeks(Visit 4), researchers check adverse effects and current medication status via telephone interview.
After 12 weeks(Visit 5) patients stop taking drugs and after 16 weeks(Visit 6) researchers check patients' physical examination, questionnaire, adverse effects and current medication status.
Patients assigned to Experimental group(1st or 2nd group) take WIN-34B 450mg or WIN-34B 900mg BID for 12weeks
Patients assigned to 1st group take WIN-34B 450mg BID for 12weeks
Patients assigned to 2nd group take WIN-34B 900mg BID for 12weeks
Patients assigned to 3rd group take Placebo BID for 12weeks
Inclusion Criteria: Being between 35 and 80 years of age Diagnosed with Osteoarthritis of the knee at least 3 months Diagnosed with Osteoarthritis of the knee, based on ACR criteria Able to communicate with researchers and write questionnaires At the screening visit, checking 100mm Pain VAS at least 80mm At randomization(Visit 2), checking 100mm Pain VAS over 50mm Agreeing to participate and signing informed consent voluntarily Exclusion Criteria: Previous intra-articular injection on knee within 3 months Previous knee surgery within 6 months or scheduled procedures Other diseases that could affect or interfere with the therapeutic outcomes Experiencing habitual use of psychotropic, narcotic analgesic drugs over 1 week Diagnosed with gastrointestinal diseases, unable to stop medicines during the study At the screening visit, identified liver dysfunction At the screening visit, identified renal dysfunction Patients who cannot take NSAIDs Pregnancy and breast-feeding (women of childbearing age need pregnancy test) Physicological or mental disorders, including drug-takers Orthopedic diseases that could affect or interfere with the therapeutic outcomes Inappropriate for the study