Clinical Efficacy of Ginkgo Biloba Extract in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis
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interventional
60
1 country
1
Brief Summary
To assess the efficacy and safety of the Ginkgo biloba extract in patients with Knee OA.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable knee-osteoarthritis
Started Nov 2021
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable knee-osteoarthritis
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2021
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 20, 2022
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 1, 2022
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 1, 2022
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2022
CompletedSeptember 2, 2022
September 1, 2022
7 months
May 20, 2022
September 1, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
KOOS score
42 item questionnaire to assess pain, other symptoms, activities of daily living (ADL), sport and recreation function (Sport/Rec) and knee-related quality of life (QOL).
Changes occured : baseline , 2 weeks , 4 weeks ,and 8 weeks
Secondary Outcomes (3)
IL-6
Changes occured: baseline , 4 weeks,and 8 weeks
TNF-alpha
Changes occured: baseline , 4 weeks,and 8 weeks
urinary CTX-II
Changes occured :baseline , 4 weeks,and 8 weeks
Study Arms (2)
Ginkgo + standard
ACTIVE COMPARATORthe patients received Ginkgo biloba extract in addition to standard treatment
placebo + standard
PLACEBO COMPARATORthe patients received a placebo in addition to the standard treatment
Interventions
120 mg leaf extract , twice daily in addition to Diclofenac 100 mg Once daily + paracetamol 1g Twice daily
placebo in addition to the standard treatment
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- patients 40-75 years old with knee OA.
- Grade II and Grade III according to the Kellgrenn-Lawrence (KL) grading system of radiographic OA.
You may not qualify if:
- Pregnancy, breastfeeding
- Liver or renal problems
- Patient taking any drug that might interact with Ginkgo extract (eg. warfarin, etc.)
- patient with cardiovascular or cerebral vascular disorders, uncontrolled diabetes, allergic to ginkgo, recent surgery or hospital admission, \>75 years old.
- Allergic or contraindicated to using NSAIDs
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Kufa Universitylead
Study Sites (1)
Private Clinic
Najaf, N/A (Outside of US), 00964, Iraq
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, CARE PROVIDER
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Researcher
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 20, 2022
First Posted
June 1, 2022
Study Start
November 1, 2021
Primary Completion
June 1, 2022
Study Completion
August 1, 2022
Last Updated
September 2, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-09