The main objective is to assess the efficacy of a new formulation containing chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate (CS+GS) compared with placebo in patients with primary osteoarthritis of the knee.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new combination of chondroitin sulfate and glucosamine sulfate administered once a day is superior to placebo in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe knee osteoarthritis. Eligible patients will be randomized 1:1 and the treatments will be administered for 24 weeks. Clinical efficacy at the end of treatment will be evaluated. Safety will be evaluated through adverse events recoding during the study period.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
QUADRUPLE
Enrollment
158
Complejo Hospitalario Universitario La Coruña
A Coruña, La Coruña, Spain
Change in Pain According to VAS (0-100 mm)
VAS=The visual analogue scale is a measurement instrument for subjective characteristics or attitudes that cannot be directly measured. When responding to a VAS item, the patients specify their condition by indicating a position along a continuous line between two end-points. In our case a 0-100 mm line was used to define the degree of pain. The change between baseline and each evaluation visit (week 4, week 12 and week 24) was calculated to evaluate the efficacy of the treatments (a negative number represents a decrease in pain).
Time frame: 24 weeks
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