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Patients who present rhizarthrosis diagnostic will be randomized to be treated with chondroitin sulfate or placebo during 24 weeks to study the effect of the treatment with objective and subjective indicators of pain and sensibility.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Placebo | Placebo Comparator |
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| Chondroitin sulfate | Experimental | Administration of 2 capsules of 400 mg of chondroitin sulfate orally. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chondroitin sulfate | Drug | Administration of 2 capsules of 400 mg of chondroitin sulfate orally. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Evaluation with visual analogue pain scale as mean at the last weak | 36 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Sollerman test | Evaluation of hand function with Sollerman test | 36 weeks |
| Hand pressure force | 36 weeks | |
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Judit Pich, Pharmacist | Contact | +34 93 227 54 00 | 2336 | jpich@clinic.ub.es |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Joaquím Forés, MD | Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Hospital Clínic i Provincial de Barcelona | Recruiting | Barcelona | Catalonia | 08038 | Spain |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D002809 | Chondroitin Sulfates |
| ID | Term |
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| D002807 | Chondroitin |
| D006025 | Glycosaminoglycans |
| D011134 | Polysaccharides |
| D002241 | Carbohydrates |
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| Placebo | Drug | Administration of 2 capsules of placebo orally. |
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| Thumb-index finger pincer force |
| 36 weeks |
| Dash test | Osteoarthritis functional test | 36 weeks |
| SF-12 test | Quality of life test | 36 weeks |
| Mechanical sensitivity measured with electronic Von Frey filament | 36 weeks |
| vibratory and thermic sensibility threshold assisted by computer | 36 weeks |
| Use of paracetamol or other analgesic drugs | recorded in a patient diary | 36 weeks |
| Evolution of trapezium-thumb metacarpal joint by ultrasound scan | 36 weeks |
| Hematologic evaluation | 24 weeks |
| Biochemical evaluation | 24 weeks |