Dose-Escalation of Botulinum Toxin in Subjects With Osteoarthritis of the Knee
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02139319 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : May 15, 2014
Last Update Posted : August 5, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Knee Osteoarthritis | Drug: Botulinum toxin Drug: Placebo | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 22 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Triple (Participant, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Study Start Date : | March 2014 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | July 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | July 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Botulinum toxin
Single intra-articular injection
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Drug: Botulinum toxin |
Placebo Comparator: Placebo
Single intra-articular injection
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Drug: Placebo |
- Incidence and severity of adverse events [ Time Frame: Up to 6 weeks ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 25 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Osteoarthritis of the knee
- Fully weight bearing in the index knee with or without the need for assistive/orthopaedic devices
- Pain score ≥40 mm of the index knee
- Committing to continue using their assistive/orthopaedic device throughout the study using the same regimen
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any infection in the index knee or inflammatory skin disease or other inflammatory diseases at the index knee or the anticipated injection site
- Surgery on the symptomatic knee within the previous 12 months or arthroscopy in the index knee in the past 3 months
- Any painful orthopaedic disorder of the back or hip which is likely to interfere with the safety or efficacy assessments
- A joint disorder other than osteoarthritis in the index knee which could potentially interfere with the safety or efficacy assessments

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT02139319
United Kingdom | |
London, United Kingdom |
Study Director: | Q-Med AB | Q-Med AB |
Responsible Party: | Q-Med AB |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT02139319 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
43QM1309 |
First Posted: | May 15, 2014 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | August 5, 2014 |
Last Verified: | August 2014 |
Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis, Knee Arthritis Joint Diseases Musculoskeletal Diseases Rheumatic Diseases Botulinum Toxins |
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