Amitriptyline to relieve pain in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a pilot study using Bayesian meta-analysis of multiple N-of-1 clinical trials

ISRCTN ISRCTN95255919
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN95255919
Secondary identifying numbers 77986
Submission date
29/05/2006
Registration date
14/07/2006
Last edited
01/10/2008
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

Contact information

Dr Adam Huber
Scientific

IWK Health Centre
5850 University Avenue
Halifax
B3K 6R8
Canada

Phone +1 902 470 8827
Email adam.huber@iwk.nshealth.ca

Study information

Study designRandomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, multiple crossover design
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Not specified
Study typeTreatment
Scientific title
Study objectives1. Serial N-of-1 trials analyzed using Bayesian methods can be used to estimate population effects of interventions
2. Amitriptyline will reduce pain in children with polyarticular course juvenile idiopathic arthritis, as compared to placebo
Ethics approval(s)Research Ethics Board at Sick Kids Hospital in Toronto, as well as the Research Ethics Board at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Nova Scotia both approved this study in September 1999
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedJuvenile idiopathic arthritis
InterventionAmitriptyline 25 mg every hour of sleep (qhs) for two weeks per treatment period versus placebo
Intervention typeDrug
Pharmaceutical study type(s)
PhaseNot Specified
Drug / device / biological / vaccine name(s)Amitriptyline
Primary outcome measurePain (measured with 6-10 cm visual analogue scale [VAS] over two days)
Secondary outcome measures1. Sleep
2. Stiffness
3. Physical function
4. Active and swollen joint counts
5. Fatigue
Overall study start date01/10/1999
Completion date01/01/2002

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupChild
Lower age limit10 Years
Upper age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants8
Key inclusion criteria1. Aged 10-18 years of age
2. Polyarticular course juvenile idiopathic arthritis
3. At least one active joint
4. Minimum pain score of 1 cm
Key exclusion criteriaProlonged QT interval
Date of first enrolment01/10/1999
Date of final enrolment01/01/2002

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Canada

Study participating centre

IWK Health Centre
Halifax
B3K 6R8
Canada

Sponsor information

IWK Health Centre (Canada)
Hospital/treatment centre

5850 University Avenue
Halifax
B3K 6R8
Canada

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Funders

Funder type

Research organisation

The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Canada) (ref: 77986) - the funding for this trial predates the transition of the major public funding body in Canada from the Medical Research Council to the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot provided at time of registration
Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
IPD sharing plan

Study outputs

Output type Details Date created Date added Peer reviewed? Patient-facing?
Results article results 01/05/2007 Yes No