NCT00647517

Brief Summary

Tramadol 37.5 mg/APAP 325 mg combination tablets (ULTRACET®) were effective and safe as addon therapy with COX-2 NSAID for treatment of osteoarthritis (5) and chronic low back pain (6).There is no clinical trial regarding tramadol usage in chronic inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or ankylosing spondylitis. It would be important to do a pilot clinical trial on add-on effect of tramadol to NSAID in patients with AS or RA.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
60

participants targeted

Target at P25-P50 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2008

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2008

Completed
25 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 26, 2008

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 31, 2008

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

July 1, 2009

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

July 1, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

April 1, 2010

Status Verified

January 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

1.3 years

First QC Date

March 26, 2008

Last Update Submit

March 31, 2010

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • The primary endpoint of this study is response defined by ASAS Response at 20% level at week 12. These criteria include measures of pain, function, inflammation, and patient global assessment of disease.

    1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • there is no secondary outcome.

    1 year

Study Arms (2)

ultracet

EXPERIMENTAL
Drug: Ultracet

placebo

PLACEBO COMPARATOR
Drug: Ultracet

Interventions

For the treatment arm: Tramadol 37.5 mg/APAP 325 mg combination tablets (Ultracet®) one tablet twice a day plus aceclofenac tablet per oral 100 mg twice a day. For the control group: Placebo plus aceclofenac tablet per oral 100 mg twice a day.

placeboultracet

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 65 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Diagnosis of AS, as defined by Modified New York Criteria for Ankylosing Spondylitis
  • Active AS, defined by Bath ankylosing spondylitis disease activity index (BASDAI) \>3 cm at screening visit.
  • Between 18 and 70 years of age.

You may not qualify if:

  • Change of dosage of disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) including glucocorticoid, hydroxychloroquine, sulphasalazine, and methotrexate within 4 weeks of baseline.
  • Change of dosage of biological agents within 4 weeks of baseline.
  • Abnormality in chemistry profiles: serum creatinine 3.0 mg/dl; alanine aminotransferase (ALT\[SGPT\]) 5 times the laboratory's upper limit of normal.
  • Pregnant or breast-feeding women.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Chung Shan Medical University Hospital

Taichung, 402, Taiwan

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Spondylitis, Ankylosing

Interventions

Ultracet

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Axial SpondyloarthritisSpondylarthropathiesSpondylarthritisSpondylitisSpinal DiseasesBone DiseasesMusculoskeletal DiseasesAnkylosisJoint DiseasesArthritis

Study Officials

  • James WEI, MD, PhD.

    Department of rheumatology

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 26, 2008

First Posted

March 31, 2008

Study Start

March 1, 2008

Primary Completion

July 1, 2009

Study Completion

July 1, 2009

Last Updated

April 1, 2010

Record last verified: 2008-01

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