Clinical trial • Phase IV • Musculoskeletal
CYANOCOBALAMIN; PHOSPHOLIPID FROM CEREBRAL CORTEX. for Chronic low back pain
Phase IV trial of CYANOCOBALAMIN; PHOSPHOLIPID FROM CEREBRAL CORTEX. for Chronic low back pain.
Overview
- Trial Therapeutic Area
- Musculoskeletal
- Trial Disease
- Chronic low back pain
- Trial Stage
- Phase IV
- Drug Modality
- Small molecule
Key dates
- Initial CTIS Submission Date
- 09-10-2024
- First CTIS Authorization Date
- 10-12-2024
Trial design
Randomised, arm a: tricortin 1000 ("tricortin 1000 “12 mg+1 mg/2 ml soluzione iniettabile per uso intramuscolare”") administered by intramuscular injection (2 ml per injection as per product description), given daily. arm b: diclofenac sodium medicated plaster (itami 140 mg cerotto medicato) topical application (140 mg plaster), applied twice daily (resulting in max daily 280 mg as per product data). arm c: placebo (both injectable placebo and plaster placebo).-controlled Phase IV trial across 7 sites in Italy.
- Randomised
- Yes
- Comparator
- Arm A: Tricortin 1000 ("TRICORTIN 1000 “12 mg+1 mg/2 ml soluzione iniettabile per uso intramuscolare”") administered by intramuscular injection (2 ml per injection as per product description), given daily. Arm B: Diclofenac sodium medicated plaster (ITAMI 140 mg cerotto medicato) topical application (140 mg plaster), applied twice daily (resulting in max daily 280 mg as per product data). Arm C: Placebo (both injectable placebo and plaster placebo).
- Target Sample Size
- 300
- Trial Duration For Participant
- 15
Eligibility
Recruits 300 The trial record indicates isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true. Consent must be obtained: "Patient has undergone the informed consent process and has signed an approved consent form"; patients who are not able to give informed consent are excluded. No specific assent or legally authorised representative procedures or age-specific consent documents are specified in the available record..
- Pregnancy Exclusion
- Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding
- Vulnerable Population
- The trial record indicates isVulnerablePopulationSelected = true. Consent must be obtained: "Patient has undergone the informed consent process and has signed an approved consent form"; patients who are not able to give informed consent are excluded. No specific assent or legally authorised representative procedures or age-specific consent documents are specified in the available record.
Inclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Clinical diagnosis of chronic mechanical (mild, moderate degenerative process of disc and facet) chronic LBP, for at least 3 months but no more than 6 months, confirmed (thanks to instrumental analysis obtained within 9 months before the Screening visit) by CT or MRI. In case a MRI/CT performed in the previous 9 months is not available, the diagnosis should be confirmed by means of a MRI performed between Screening visit (Visit 1) and Baseline visit (Visit 2).\n- If female, patient must have a negative urine pregnancy test and use a highly effective form of contraception for a least one month prior to screening and throughout the study; or females must be surgically sterile, or postmenopausal as documented in medical history for at least one year. Highly effective birth control methods include: combined hormonal contraception (containing estrogen and progestogen) associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, intravaginal, transdermal); progestogen-only hormonal contraception associated with inhibition of ovulation (oral, injectable, implantable); intrauterine device (IUD); intrauterine hormone-releasing system (IUS); bilateral tubal occlusion; vasectomised partner; sexual abstinence\n- Patients who did not use Tricortin 1000 in the past to treat LBP or other pathological conditions\n- A moderate to severe acute exacerbation of chronic LBP at study entry, defined as a score ≥4 and ≤8 rated on the NRS-11\n- Age greater than or equal to 40 and less than or equal to 70 years\n- Patient able to maintain a Diary during the study\n- Patient with a Body Mass Index (BMI) < 30 kg/m2\n- Discontinuation of any analgesic/NSAID therapy, opioids, corticosteroids, skeletal muscle relaxants and any other medication or non-pharmacological therapy (if it would interfere with the study assessments), with the exception of paracetamol, with no intent to resume during study\n- Patients who did not receive antidepressant medications and/or benzodiazepines for at least 60 days\n- Patient able to read and understand the language and content of the study material, understand the requirements for follow-up visits, is willing to provide information at the scheduled evaluations and is willing and able to comply with the study requirements\n- Patient has undergone the informed consent process and has signed an approved consent form"}
Exclusion criteria
- {"criterion_text":"- Patients suffering of chronic non-specific LBP\n- Patients who are not able to give informed consent\n- Patients who cannot commit to the entire duration of the study\n- Patients with back pain referred from a mechanical cause (except for mild, moderate degenerative process of disc and facet) non spinal source or back pain associated with another specific spinal cause\n- Patients who have a primary bone disease, cancer, infection (except for osteoporosis patients without fracture history)\n- Other conditions which may confound the interpretation of the study, such as rheumatoid arthritis, severe venous diseases, peripheral arterial diseases, transient ischemic attack, stroke, current symptoms of coronary artery disease\n- History of narcotic abuse at any time in the past and/or drug or alcohol abuse in the past year\n- Patients who have had a previous treatment with physical therapy for LBP in the last 4 weeks before the screening visit or are going through a course of physical therapy or chiropractic treatment at the time of planned enrolment\n- History of carcinoma\n- Progressive neurological deficit\n- Disturbed gait, saddle anaesthesia\n- Participation in another research study\n- Radicular syndromes of idiopatic, metabolic, toxic, infective, demyelinating or neoplastic aetiology\n- Patients with spondylolisthesis, spondylolysis or ankylosing spondylitis\n- Patients with scoliosis of 15° or more\n- Patients with inflammatory arthritis or severe degenerative process of disc and facet\n- Patients who have had prior spine surgery, including rhizotomy as like as, patients who are planning or have been advised to have spine surgery\n- Patients with any concomitant chronic disease(s) or condition(s) that may predispose them to a high probability of interfering with the completion of the follow-up of the study such as peptic ulcer, liver disease, severe coronary disease, renal disease, cancer, pregnancy, alcoholism, mental state, or other clinically significant condition\n- Patients with history of active or suspected oesophageal, gastric, pyloric channel, or duodenal ulceration or bleeding in the last 12 weeks before the screening visit\n- Patients requiring chronic use of analgesia for pain\n- Patients with known allergies or hypersensitivity or intolerance to Tricortin 1000, NSAIDs and/or paracetamol, and/or to active or inactive excipients of formulation\n- Patients in treatment with neuroleptics (antipsychotics)\n- History of epilepsy\n- Patients affected by diabetic neuropathy, multiple sclerosis or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis\n- Any contraindications to either prone distraction or side posture manipulation\n- Any contraindications as reported in the Patient Information Leaflet of Tricortin 1000 or Diclofenac sodium medicated plaster\n- Patients who have an unstable psychiatric condition\n- Unexplained serious thoracic pain\n- Any recent trauma, which may raise the possibility of a fracture\n- Fever and unexplained weight loss\n- Bladder or bowel dysfunction\n- Females who are pregnant or breast-feeding"}
Endpoints
Primary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- Mean change from baseline to Day 15 in NRS-11","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Change from baseline to Day 15 measured on the NRS-11 (Numeric Rating Scale 0-10) for pain."}
Secondary endpoints
- {"endpoint_text":"- LBP related disability improvement measured through the Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Index (ODI), version 2.1a, at baseline visit and then in the following visits: V3-Day 7 and V4-Day 15.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) version 2.1a measured at baseline, Day 7 (V3) and Day 15 (V4)."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Clinical improvement evaluated at baseline visit and then at V3-Day 7 and V4-Day 15 through the following parameters: Range of Motion testing, Joint reflex changes (ROT), Lasegue’s test (passive straight leg raise), Femoral stretch test (Wasserman test), Dandy’s sign, Valleix’s points pressure","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Clinical assessments including range of motion, reflexes (ROT), Lasegue's test, femoral stretch test, Dandy's sign, and Valleix's points pressure at baseline, Day 7 and Day 15."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- PGA and CGI of the status of LBP evaluated at baseline visit and then in the following visits: V3-Day 7 and V4-Day 15","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Patient Global Assessment (PGA) and Clinical Global Impression (CGI) assessed at baseline, Day 7 and Day 15."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Daily rescue medication required for pain relief","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Recording of daily use of rescue medication for pain relief during study period."}
- {"endpoint_text":"- Safety of daily intramuscular Tricortin 1000 injections and of twice daily diclofenac sodium medicated plaster applications evaluated by physical examination, vital signs and by tracking the number of patient withdrawals and their adverse events at each visit.","definition_or_measurement_approach":"Safety assessed by physical examination, vital signs, monitoring withdrawals and adverse events at each visit."}
Recruitment
- Planned Sample Size
- 300
- Recruitment Window Months
- 105
- Consent Approach
- Informed consent required from each participant: "Patient has undergone the informed consent process and has signed an approved consent form". Subject information and informed consent form (SIS and ICF) documents are listed in the trial documents. Patients unable to provide informed consent are excluded. No details on assent, legally authorised representatives, age-specific consent forms, or languages included in consent documents are provided in the available record (translations exist for some trial text into Italian).
Geography
- Total Number Of Sites
- 7
- Total Number Of Participants
- 300
Italy
- Earliest CTIS Part Ii Submission Date
- 05-09-2024
- Latest Decision Or Authorization Date
- 19-12-2025
- Processing Time Days
- 470
- Number Of Sites
- 7
- Number Of Participants
- 300
Sites
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Renato Dulbecco
- Department Name
- U.O. Medicina Fisica e Riabilitativa
- Contact Person Name
- Antonio Ammendolia
- Contact Person Email
- ammendolia@unicz.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Sant Andre
- Department Name
- UOC Medicina Fisica e Riabilitativa
- Contact Person Name
- Maria Chiara Vulpiani
- Contact Person Email
- mariachiara.vulpiani@uniroma1.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico Paolo Giaccone
- Department Name
- Recupero e Riabilitazione Funzionale
- Contact Person Name
- Giulia Letizia Mauro
- Contact Person Email
- giulia.letiziamauro@unipa.it
- Site Name
- A.O.U. Consorziale Policlinico di Bari
- Department Name
- U.O.C. Medicina Fisica e Riabilitazione - Unità Spinale Unipolare
- Contact Person Name
- Marisa Megna
- Contact Person Email
- marisa.megna@uniba.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
- Department Name
- U.O.C. Neuroriabilitazione
- Contact Person Name
- Nicola Smania
- Contact Person Email
- nicola.smania@univr.it
- Site Name
- Careggi University Hospital
- Department Name
- SOD Riabilitazione
- Contact Person Name
- Giuseppe Falcone
- Contact Person Email
- falconeg@aou-careggi.toscana.it
- Site Name
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico G. Rodolico-San Marco Di Catania
- Department Name
- U.O.C. Medicina Fisica e Riabilitativa
- Contact Person Name
- Michele Vecchio
- Contact Person Email
- michele.vecchio@unict.it
Sponsor
Primary sponsor
- Full Name
- Fidia Farmaceutici S.p.A.
- Organisation Type
- Pharmaceutical company
- Country Of Registered Address
- Italy
Third parties
- {"country":"Italy","full_name":"Lb Research S.r.l.","duties_or_roles":"Codes: 1,10,11,4,5,6,7","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
- {"country":"Italy","full_name":"Nerpharma S.r.l.","duties_or_roles":"Code: 14","organisation_type":"Pharmaceutical company"}
Investigational products
- Investigational Product Name
- TRICORTIN 1000 “12 mg+1 mg/2 ml soluzione iniettabile per uso intramuscolare”
- Active Substance
- CYANOCOBALAMIN; PHOSPHOLIPID FROM CEREBRAL CORTEX.
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- Intramuscular
- Route
- Intramuscular
- Authorisation Status
- Marketing authorisation present (019941020)
- Starting Dose
- 2 ml (product labelled as 12 mg+1 mg per 2 ml)
- Frequency
- Daily
- Maximum Dose
- Max daily 2 ml; max total 30 ml
- Investigational Product Name
- ITAMI 140 mg cerotto medicato
- Active Substance
- Diclofenac sodium
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- Topical
- Route
- Topical (plaster)
- Authorisation Status
- Marketing authorisation present (035482025)
- Starting Dose
- 140 mg plaster (applied twice daily as per study description)
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Maximum Dose
- Max daily 280 mg; max total 4200 mg
- Investigational Product Name
- Placebo 1 - injectable solution
- Modality
- Other
- Routes Of Administration
- Intramuscular (placebo for Tricortin)
- Route
- Intramuscular (placebo)
- Frequency
- Daily (placebo matching Tricortin schedule)
- Investigational Product Name
- Placebo 2 - plaster
- Modality
- Other
- Routes Of Administration
- Topical (placebo for diclofenac plaster)
- Route
- Topical (placebo)
- Frequency
- Twice daily (placebo matching plaster schedule)
- Investigational Product Name
- ACETAMOL adulti 500 mg compresse
- Active Substance
- Paracetamol
- Modality
- Small molecule
- Routes Of Administration
- Oral
- Route
- Oral
- Authorisation Status
- Marketing authorisation present (023475054)
- Maximum Dose
- Max daily 2 g
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