The efficacy and safety of two doses of strontium ranelate versus placebo, administered orally for three years in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis

ISRCTN ISRCTN41323372
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN41323372
Clinical Trials Information System (CTIS) 2005-002494-75
Protocol serial number CL3-12911-018
Sponsor Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier (France)
Funder Institut de Recherches Internationales Servier (France)
Submission date
05/05/2006
Registration date
13/06/2006
Last edited
18/04/2018
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration and not expected to be available in the future

Contact information

Prof Cyrus Cooper
Scientific

University of Southampton
Southampton General Hospital
Southampton
SO16 6YD
United Kingdom

Study information

Primary study designInterventional
Study designProspective multicentre international double-blind placebo-controlled study
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study type Participant information sheet
Scientific titleThe efficacy and safety of two doses of strontium ranelate (1g and 2g per day) versus placebo administered orally for 3 years in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. A prospective multicentre, international, double-blind, placebo-controlled study.
Study objectivesTo demonstrate the superiority of strontium ranelate versus placebo against articular cartilage damage progression over three years in men and women with knee osteoarthritis

Please note, as of 01/03/2011 the following updates have been made to this record:
1. The anticipated end date for this trial has been moved from 15/04/2009 to 30/03/2011
2. The public title has been updated. The previous title was 'The efficacy and safety of two doses of strontium ranelate versus placebo, administered orally for two years in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. A prospective multicentre, international, double-blind, placebo-controlled study'.
3. The study hypothesis has been updated. The previous hypothesis was 'To demonstrate the superiority of strontium ranelate versus placebo against articular cartilage damage progression over two years in men and women with knee osteoarthritis'.
4. The target number of participants has been increased from 960 to 1680.
Ethics approval(s)First ethics committee approval given by the Ethical Committee of the Ospitalieri Institute of Verona on 14/12/2005, reference number: 1260)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedOsteoarthritis
InterventionStrontium ranelate versus placebo
Intervention typeDrug
PhaseNot Specified
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Strontium ranelate
Primary outcome measure(s)

Radiographic assessment of knee osteoarthritis

Key secondary outcome measure(s)

1. Algofunctional assessment
2. Physical examination
3. Safety

Completion date30/03/2011

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
SexAll
Target sample size at registration1680
Key inclusion criteria1. Caucasian men and women of at least 50 years of age
2. Primary knee osteoarthritis
3. Under effective contraceptive method for non-menopausal women
Key exclusion criteria1. Knee prosthesis already implanted or foreseen within the next year
2. Hip prosthesis recently implanted (<1 year) or not well-tolerated, or foreseen within the next year
Date of first enrolment15/04/2006
Date of final enrolment30/03/2011

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • United Kingdom
  • England
  • Australia
  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Canada
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Italy
  • Lithuania
  • Netherlands
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Russian Federation
  • Spain

Study participating centre

University of Southampton
Southampton
SO16 6YD
United Kingdom

Results and Publications

Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareYes
IPD sharing plan summaryAvailable on request
IPD sharing planThe datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study will be available upon request from https://clinicaltrials.servier.com/ if a Marketing Authorisation has been granted after 2014.

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/02/2013 Yes No
Results article results 01/08/2014 Yes No
Results article results 01/02/2015 Yes No
Basic results No No
Participant information sheet Participant information sheet 11/11/2025 11/11/2025 No Yes

Editorial Notes

18/04/2018: Internal review
28/03/2018: The publication and dissemination plan has been changed.
24/01/2018: Publication plan and IPD sharing statement added.
06/12/2017: results summary and publication references added.