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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Experimental | Chondroitin sulphate |
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| 2 | Placebo Comparator | Placebo |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chondroitin sulphate (Condrosan®) | Drug | 800mg (two capsules of 400mg each) taken once a day for four months |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Brain response to pain caused on arthritic knee selected by fMRI | Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is particularly suited to investigating the effects of pharmacological agents on pain processing within the human central nervous system. The measures are based on the haemodynamic resonse to a neuronal event and constitute indirect measures of excitatory and inhibitory neuronal activity. The neuronal activation is associated with an increase of the oxygen extraction fraction from the capillaries and with an increase in regional cerebral blood flow. The measure which derived from blood oxygenation is called the BOLD effect. | 4 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Assessment of the reduction of pain by Huskisson VAS | 4 months | |
| Determination of pain and functional capacity using the Lequesne Algofunctional Index | 4 months | |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jordi Monfort, MD | Hospital del Mar | Principal Investigator |
| Jesús Pujol, MD | Hospital del Mar | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital del Mar | Barcelona | Barcelona | Spain |
| Type | Date | Date Unknown |
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| Release | Mar 10, 2015 | |
| Reset | Mar 18, 2015 | |
| Release | Jan 23, 2018 | |
| Reset | Oct 29, 2018 |
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| Release Date | Unrelease Date | Unrelease Date Unknown | Reset Date | MCP Release Number |
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| Mar 10, 2015 | Mar 18, 2015 | |||
| Jan 23, 2018 |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020370 | Osteoarthritis, Knee |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010003 | Osteoarthritis |
| D001168 | Arthritis |
| D007592 | Joint Diseases |
| D009140 | Musculoskeletal Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002807 | Chondroitin |
| ID | Term |
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| D006025 | Glycosaminoglycans |
| D011134 | Polysaccharides |
| D002241 | Carbohydrates |
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| Placebo | Drug | Two placebo capsules taken once a day for four months. |
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| Use of rescue medication |
| 4 months |
| Assessment of the quality of life of patients by SF-36 Health Questionaire | 4 months |
| Oct 29, 2018 |
| D012216 |
| Rheumatic Diseases |