Search / Trial NCT00000425

Toward Better Outcomes in Osteoarthritis

Launched by STANFORD UNIVERSITY · Nov 3, 1999

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Trial Information

Current as of July 27, 2024

Completed

Keywords

Osteoarthritis Skeletal Disorder Chemotherapy Nonsteroidal Anti Inflammatory Drugs (Nsai Ds) Arthroplasty Cartilage Metabolism Hip Knee Outcomes Research

Description

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the most popular agents used to treat the joint pain and inflammation associated with OA. Although NSAIDs are useful for pain management, recent studies have not found NSAIDs to be better than acetaminophen for the treatment of painful knee OA. The relative lack of efficacy and possibility of accelerated disease progression, coupled with the known gastrointestinal risks of these medications, especially to the elderly, have led us to reevaluate NSAIDs as the first-line medical therapy for osteoarthritis. Our dominant NSAID-based approach to t...

Gender

All

Eligibility criteria

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Knee osteoarthritis
  • Moderate radiographic evidence by Kellgren and Lawrence grade 2-4
  • Knee pain > 20 on VAS pain scale
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • Bilateral knee replacements
  • Unwillingness to take acetaminophen for pain relief

Attachments

readout_NCT00000425_2024-07-27.pdf

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NCT00000425_study_protocol.pdf

4.5 MB

About company

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID, /ˈnaɪ.æd/) is one of the 27 institutes and centers that make up the National Institutes of Health (NIH), an agency of the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). NIAID's mission is to conduct basic and applied research to better understand, treat, and prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases.

Contacts

JC

Jennifer Cobb

Immunology at National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Locations

San Francisco, California, United States

People applied

Timeline

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Trial launched

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Estimated completion

Not reported

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